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His 5 Cents' Worth.
- Source :
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New York Times . 3/24/2005, Vol. 154 Issue 53163, pF1-F5. 2p. 1 Color Photograph, 3 Black and White Photographs. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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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.
- Subjects :
- *NICKEL (Coin)
*COIN design
*PAINTERS
*DESIGNERS
*COIN collecting
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03624331
- Volume :
- 154
- Issue :
- 53163
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- New York Times
- Publication Type :
- News
- Accession number :
- 16506563