1. His 5 Cents' Worth.
- Author
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Hamilton, William L.
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NICKEL (Coin) , *COIN design , *PAINTERS , *DESIGNERS , *COIN collecting - Abstract
Focuses on Joe Fitzgerald, a Maryland painter who participated in the United States Mint at the Treasury Department's "Westward Journey" nickel series and the Artistic Infusion Program. How he won two commissions to design a new coin; Description of his controversial design; The number of coins bearing his designs that will be circulated; His interest in coin collecting; Fitzgerald's comments about the nickel's previous design; The choice of a bust made in 1789 by Jean-Antoine Houdon for Fitzgerald's likeness of Jefferson; Fitzgerald's second design that will commemorate the Lewis and Clark expedition; The amount Fitzgerald was paid.
- Published
- 2005