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Does anyone know if there are any varieties for the 1996 P nickel reverse?
I have been searching for a while but I don't find anything mentioning the existence of a nickel like the one I recently found.
The main difference with the regular/normal nickels is in the lettering of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. In the normal nickels I see mostly straight lines. The coin I found has definitely curved lines on the top of the Ts, lower in the center, so they look like a flying bird.
Also, the top lines of ED have a split, and they look like they have a serif. And, the upper part of the vertical lines on the center of the Es, and the F in OF aren't there like in the normal nickel.
I'm just not sure if this coin would be a variety or not. Would it be worth it to look further into this subject?
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Pillar of the Community
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Welcome to the forum  And we would all love to help you but in this case  Without pics we can't help much |
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United States
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as stated, pictures are needed. There are no 1996P Jefferson NickelVarieties listed in, "Strike it Rich" 3rd Edition. There could be but, not yet found. |
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 United States
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Thank you for the welcome! Here are the pictures. They aren't the best, but the device I have isn't very sophisticated. Also this is my first time taking pictures and posting them. However, I think that you can see what I described.    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hello, The 1996-P 5C, FS(full-steps) (Regular Strike) is considered a major variety:  In fact a PCGS-slabbed '96-P 5C MS 67 FS has a full retail value of $ 350 vs $ 40 for a '96-P 5C MS-67 non-FS. Never pass up grabbing those < $ 10 mint sets at auctions since you never know what is lurking beneath! Heck, you might really luck out and get your '96P 5C FS to grade out at a MS-68 which has a full retail on-line book value of $ 2650!! mdpmedia |
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htorresa, Your coin looks like Die Deterioration aka worn die to me. I am not that familiar with nickels though. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:htorresa, Your coin looks like Die Deterioration aka worn die to me. I am not that familiar with nickels though. John1 My thoughts too. |
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United States
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To me it looks like the die may have deteriorated, but it was put back to work after having done some heavy resurfacing to it. The lines of the die resurfacing are very visible. The letters in STATES show that the die was worn, but the other letters are very clean and don't show much wear.
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United States
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I am posting a full picture of the reverse of the coin. Perhaps you can see the abrassion covering the surface all around the building. Maybe you can also notice that the indentation on the left upper side of ED in UNITED is quite pronounced. My impression is that Die Deterioration tends to blur the lines of the design. Or could it create splits on the lines like the ones I mentioned? I have other questions, but I will wait until you can help me understand what I am looking at.  |
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