Are My Eyes Playing Tricks On Me...?

Do you know the versions of this year secoinedchance by any chance...I was not aware of any myself...?

Hi Wert, can you put the font together to see if it is different? I think we need to see the same spot on the coins to compair them.It could be totally possible.

Hi there, my batting average is very low lately but here are my thoughts nonetheless.

Even though the beads might appear different is size, the actual total number of beads should be the same for both coins shown. The varieties are on the reverse, namely the yoke. There are a total of three varieties with regard to the yoke itself. Hope this helps!

Edit: varieties

I think Ugly's the winner. One is the silver version collector coin, and the other is the regular nickel issue. If I was a betting man, I'd say the coin on the left is the silver.

Wert, you aren't seeing things, your question reminds me of similar happenings.

This has come up often during some searches at this end. The beads can appear to be different in size, and most of the time that's the result of a series of dies that are in different stages of their life. An example would be the '65 normal bead nickel. The difference from one coin to the next is very noticeable, but the actual strikes are identical with regard to the number of beads.

Ugly is on the right track, I think.

Far be it for me to be an expert on Canadian coins, because I am not.

Nevertheless, the nickel dollar would me of harder metal than the silver one.
The striking pressue would be higher for the harder metal.
I notice in the first pair of pictures, that the beads are less distinct on the coin on the right hand side.

The next step is to see if they are different varieties. They would be, if there were a different number of beads on each coin.

Now for the challenge----count them on each coin.
That will test your patience and your eyes. Good luck!