1939 Jefferson Nickels. Reverse Of 38 Or 40?

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jaw22w New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 10/28/2026 9:56 pm * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * I have been trying to identify 1939 Jefferson nickels for reverse of 1938 or reverse of 1940. I was having trouble determining which was which. I was trying to determine which by the lines in Monticello's steps. I couldn't definitely tell for sure. I started looking around and ran across this: "on the obverse of the '40 reverse coin the S for "In God We Trust" has a serif top and bottom. !938 obverse does not. Anybody else heard of this? Any truth to this? * Edited by Staff to clarify the topic title. Please put as much info in the title as possible; they are crucial. * Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 110996 Posts	Posted 10/28/2026 10:29 pm to CCF. I move your post down to the Varieties area to get more eyes on it. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Bump111 Pillar of the Community United States 3353 Posts	Posted Yesterday 10:40 am Quote: "on the obverse of the '40 reverse coin the S for "In God We Trust" has a serif top... Anybody else heard of this? Any truth to this? To me, this is the easiest way to differentiate the two reverses. The difference in '38 and '40 font is fairly apparent. "Nummi rari mira sunt si sumptus." - Filius Scotiae Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21974 Posts	Posted Yesterday 10:51 am You can also go by the S in PLURIBUS. No serif on top, 1938. Serif on top , 1940. Report this Post to the Staff
jaw22w New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted Today 2H 3M ago I appreciate the replies. My 1939 P,D, and S all have serifs on the s in trust on the obverse, leading me to believe rev.40 The '39 P and D have a serif on the s in pluribus on the reverse. Still rev. 40. However, the 39 S does not have a serif on the S in pluribus. Something seems to be amiss. What's up. I have also studied quite a few examples of PCGS graded1939 nickels on ebay. I found a few coins that do not conform to the serif diagnostic, i.e.1939 rev of 40 with no serifs I am interested in buying the 3 1939 nickels to complete the varieties, but don't want to buy anything until I have positively identified what I have Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6990 Posts	Posted Today 53M ago Image from Zurie, found originally on this thread: https://goccf.com/t/444812#3837843 Report this Post to the Staff
mcshilling Bedrock of the Community Canada 10089 Posts	Posted Today 43M ago I agree with the above , look at the serifs in the S it tells you right away which one you have. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 80786 Posts	Posted Today 39M ago Good information here. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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