1977 Nickel - High 7...?

I've heard that there is also a small bead type and a large bead type of the high 7 variety. Wert, judging by your 2 posted photos, you may have one of each (check denticle size below the date). Is this true? Has anyone else out there seen or come across these varieties? I realize that in worn coins the rim can be flattened out over the denticles to give the illusion of the small bead variety, but what about nickels that are still in ms shape?

It's a variety that I haven't been able to find out much about; I don't have any books that list varieties and I haven't had any luck with a google search. I do, however, have a pair of 1977's that show the same difference as yours, but I've never seen a picture comparing the actual varieties so I never knew for sure if that's what they were talking about. And now that I've seen yours I'm starting to think that this might be so. I'll keep looking into it, too, and maybe one of us will come up with some definite info.

I'm curious to hear more about this too. I only know about the High/Low 7 varieties, but I have several put aside that I could revisit if I knew what I was looking for.

These are listed in
Price Guide for Canadian Coins (Professional Edition)by Micheal K. Blais
but no pictures.

Short denticles are priced about twice the value of long denticles.

Thanks numidan. I'll keep my eye open for a copy.

Hi Wert,

I check the K of KG initial to determine the variety of 7s. The K of high 7 is thicker and has round ends, I call this the "disco K" (It make me think of elephant pants! ) .

The low 7 has a normal looking K.

wert - that last photo is a low 7. The way I tell is if the tops of all the numbers form a straight line that slopes upward (roughly), it's a high 7. Anything else is a low 7. I can separate them at a glance now, after having some difficulty in the beginning.