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1939 Nickel With 1940 Reverse

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 Posted 03/09/2025  1:43 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add jfeed to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I've been sorting through some early nickels and found what I think is a 1939 with a 1940 nickel reverse. I believe the lines at each end of the steps are/is one of the markers. Nice steps for a 1939. Thanks.



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 Posted 03/09/2025  4:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jfeed to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks jbuck. Love the luster and toning on some of these older nickels.
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 Posted 03/09/2025  4:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add JimmyD to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Another way of telling if the steps are too worn to tell is the S in PLURIBUS.
A 1940 has a serif at the top while a 1939 is plain.
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 Posted 03/14/2025  12:22 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Errers and Varietys to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Very nice!
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Nice one!
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Agree with JimmyD check the top of that S , my old eyes and the light on the coin I can't tell for sure.
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