Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-15 | Page 15 | Heads, It's Jefferson; Tails, It's His Home; Buffalo-Indian Nickel due for Extinction

Heads Its It's Jefferson Tails If Its It's s His Home Hont Buffalo Indian Buffalo l Nickel Due for Extinction j Heads its it's Tho Thomas as Jefferson tails Its It's his hs Monticello Montice lo home That l is a description of of the new American n nickel r released leased by Salt Lake City ity banks Tuesday According to Wallace M. M Scott as assistant assistant assistant as- as cashier of the Salt Lake City branch Federal ed ral Reserve Bank of San San- Francisco of the coins were ready for distribution distribution distribution dis dis- in the nation Tuesday and millions more e r to be minted The The federal reserve bank re received received received re- re the supply for local banks from the mint We were cautious in ing them because we wanted all banks to have ave some of the new nickels said Mr Scott The nickel which really Is three-quarters three copper was de designed designed designed de- de signed by Felix Schlag of Chicago Chica Chica- go a naturalized German who w won von n the treasury's 1000 competition competition competition compe compe- for the design The nickel in use for the past 25 years bore a buffalo arid and an Indian head Eventually it will become extinct for no new ones will be minted Mr Scott said But Butin Butin Butin in the meantime buffalo and Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jef Jef- ferson nickels together with the theold theold theold old liberty head nickels will be bet t equally good 11 It has been a big year for tor Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jef Jef- ferson third president of the United States and author of the t Declaration of Independence His His' picture was put on a new cent 3 stamp now in everyday usage I and the nickel next to the penny is the most popular coin I Sharing the side head-side of th the nickel with the likeness of Jefferson Jefferson Jef Jet ferson is the inscription In God We Trust Liberty 1938 On the i reverse side with the picture of I Monticello is the inscription Five Cents United Stat States s of America andE Unum in the rim c I I