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my first try at proof coin photography, the reflective surfaces are a challenge   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Asuming those stains on the obverse aren't superficial PR67
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Pillar of the Community
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PR63. It almost looks like the slightest wear which would make it a 58, but I'm going with it being a trick of light. Tough that you can't get full steps on a proof!
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Bedrock of the Community
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I think PF64 is the ceiling, but I'm no good at grading proofs.
In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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No sure what's going on in front of the portrait, so I'll pass on this one.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Is that the same coin, obverse / reverse? I'm by no means a proof nickel expert, but that looks like the reverse of '40. Somebody school me...
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Pillar of the Community
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I've always thought of those blocky stairs as the Reverse of '38. I've seen it on some 1939s.
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Pillar of the Community
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I always focus on the "S" serif in Pluribus. This one has a very strong serif.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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That looks like a 1958 to me.
edit sorry wrong glasses on last time.
Edited by mcshilling
02/28/2019 7:25 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Is that the same coin, obverse / reverse? I'm by no means a proof nickel expert, but that looks like the reverse of '40. Somebody school me... According to the steps, it is the '38 reverse it should be. Proofs in 1938 should not have two reverse types. Those of 1939 and 1940 could vary. For business strikes, 1939 nickels could have either a '38 or '40 reverse. This is from PCGS:  Quote:
I always focus on the "S" serif in Pluribus. This one has a very strong serif. It does appear to have a notable serif. I can't explain that. I wouldn't think that the 1940 reverse would have even existed when the '38 proofs were struck.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Thanks for the visuals, Spru. Yes, I can see that the steps do match up with the '38 reverse. But that "S" sure looks like the '40. I wonder if there were transitional dies?
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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