1938 Swiss 20 Rappen Bead Size Varieties

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everycountrycoins New Member United States 34 Posts	Posted 01/02/2012 02:26 am Hey CoinCommunity, Have any of you noticed two distinct bead size types for the 1938 Switzerland 20 rappen coin? The large bead variety (the earlier one?) has perimeter beads that are so large that they forced indentations in the tops of a few of the letters on the obverse of the coin (similar in size to the beads from coins issued before it). The small bead variety has beads similar in size to those found on the 1939 issue. Does anybody have a coin book that recognizes this mid-year change that is visible to the naked eye? Has anybody else noticed it? Does anybody think it matters? Hoping this is a documented variety situation, Bruce Report this Post to the Staff

fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 01/02/2012 11:31 am Hmmmm...thought I had this series nailed. The closest I've got to what you're talking about is an example of a deteriorated die strike, where the beads have become elongated; nearly resembling denticles. Very mushy and nearly in the letters. When you say "earlier ones", do you mean EDS? Report this Post to the Staff
everycountrycoins New Member United States 34 Posts	Posted 01/02/2012 12:14 pm Well, I guess it could be just a deteriorated die strike. However, since the beads/denticles on a 20 rappen from 1934 are noticeably larger than those on a 20 rappen from 1939, I thought that it was possible that part of the die was changed in the middle of 1938 (perhaps when it was noticed that the beads/denticles were starting to creep into the letters?). It sounds as though you would probably have known this if it was true, though. I am just debating whether this is a variety that is worth treating as such. Excuse my ignorance, but what is EDS in this context? Report this Post to the Staff
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