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twslisa Pillar of the Community United States 790 Posts	Posted 10/30/2016 11:39 am Another of Grandpa's buys. The holder is marked "WS" which I assume means weak strike? I've compared it to some from 1950, and the lettering isn't as bold. Otherwise I'm not seeing a huge difference. Care to tell me what I should be seeing? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/30/2016 11:57 am I see no evidence of a weak strike. The rims are full the deeper devices are all there. So I'm not sure what was meant by the 'WS'. The designer initials were 'FS' but we not added until 1966. It is a great coin. Nothing to be ashamed with. Possible high grade coin. Edited by coop 10/30/2016 12:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 10/30/2016 12:07 pm Quote: I've compared it to some from 1950 You should makes comparisons to the same year as your coin. Report this Post to the Staff
kkirby99 Valued Member United States 231 Posts	Posted 10/30/2016 12:15 pm WS = Weak Steps Report this Post to the Staff
twslisa Pillar of the Community United States 790 Posts	Posted 10/30/2016 12:39 pm Ah. I even checked the steps, compared to the 1950D's. No real diff. And yeah, if I had any other 1938D's, I'd have done that. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/30/2016 4:23 pm They were common, thus the different dies reverse of 1940 and the reverse of 1938 on the 1939 coins. All the 1938s were the weak reverse. The 1939 had the two different reverses. (1938 and 1940 reverses) Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 10/30/2016 4:33 pm Quote: WS = Weak Steps Report this Post to the Staff
Harry213 Pillar of the Community United States 1126 Posts	Posted 10/30/2016 4:37 pm Quote: I've compared it to some from 1950, and the lettering isn't as bold. You can't compare 1938 to 1950 because after 1939 the Jefferson nickels reverse was redesigned. Specifically the steps. So nickels made after 1939 have better struck steps. WS may possibly be referring to weak steps as pre 1940 nickels were prone to having "weakly struck" or "weak steps" Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/30/2016 5:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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