Fake 1938 Jefferson Nickel Proofs

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1938 Jefferson nickel FANTASY PATTERN IN .925 SILVER. Gem cameo Proof. This does not fall under the 1973 Hobby Protection Act since it does not imitate a real coin. In 1938 the Treasury Department decided to have an open competition for the redesign of the nickel. As we all know Felix Schlag won the competition and his design is the one that we see on our current nickel coinage. 390 artists submitted designs for the competition. One of those, was Karel Hejda, a Dutch designer. In 1994 Stacks auctioned off two 11" uniface plaster models that were identified (by Stacks) as from the designer Karel Hejda that had been submitted for the competition. A European dealer purchased the plasters and had dies produced from them, and had 1,998 pieces of proof quality, sterling silver strikes made by Coincraft of London England in honor of the 60th anniversary of the competition. These have sold for anywhere from $50.00 on up to $1,000.00. Littleton Coin Company purchased a small hoard of these years ago and sold them for $125 each. This particular coin is from that sale and will come with the Littleton envelope it was in. This coin has 5.2 grams of sterling silver in it. Anything you see on the reverse that looks like scratches or marks are part of the design and represents smoke rising from chimneys, clouds, etc.

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That's because one has a giant Rim Fin. They'll foist this one off on the first buyer.

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They should charge extra for the Rim Fin.