1938 Jefferson Nickel, Qdo FS-106 In ANACS Slab, MS-65fs.

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Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6458 Posts	Posted 04/10/2026 10:30 pm I believe this to be a specimen of FS-106, the 1938 QDO nickel. It's a bit of a challenge to photograph through the slab plastic. The BVC die scratch pair between U and S of TRUST seems present. I am not quite sure how to interpret the markers on the mouth, the catalog picture is not a great one. I might try to find a better representation on PCGS tomorrow. I will get some full coin pics in daylight tomorrow. As I already have a specimen of this quadrupled die obverse, I think I would be willing to attribute this coin and put it up for sale on ebay. I am happy to take coaching on how to do that. It seems like a risk to try a crossover to PCGS, because if they drop the Full Steps designation, that's a large drop in value. Variety Vista 1938 QDO 5c Brian's Variety Coins 1938 5c WDDO-005 Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73688 Posts	Posted 04/10/2026 10:55 pm Looks good to me, nice find! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10484 Posts	Posted 04/10/2026 11:20 pm Quote: . It seems like a risk to try a crossover to PCGS, because if they drop the Full Steps designation, that's a large drop in value. First find out if they even will classify that variety. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94786 Posts	Posted 04/10/2026 11:22 pm nice find Brand Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6458 Posts	Posted 04/10/2026 11:31 pm Quote: First find out if they even will classify that variety. It's actually a required registry coin for nickel variety sets. I think maybe I have the numbering confused somewhere. The QDO is FS-105. The Wexler catalog cross references the old CPG code. I think maybe the entry on Variety Vista has a typo, and is actually FS-105 and not FS-106. Report this Post to the Staff
smat45 Pillar of the Community United States 2333 Posts	Posted 04/11/2026 06:19 am Quote: I am not quite sure how to interpret the markers on the mouth, the catalog picture is not a great one. I might try to find a better representation on PCGS tomorrow. I agree with you...I think it's FS-105 I looked through all the PCGS images (FS and non-FS) and couldn't find the "markers on the mouth" like yours? So I went to Great Collections...this is the only one that I could find that's close to yours...? https://www.greatcollections.com/Co...CGS-MS-66-FS. For the heck of it...let's see a pic of the reverse and what makes you hesitant of a FS designation. smat edit: Quote: I will get some full coin pics in daylight tomorrow. oop's...missed that part Edited by smat45 04/11/2026 06:26 am Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6458 Posts	Posted 04/11/2026 12:38 pm As you guys can probably see, this nickel is on the edge for full steps. I know the rules are different for Reverse of 1938 wavy steps, but I think it would be a real dice roll to cross this coin to PCGS. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6458 Posts	Posted 04/11/2026 12:47 pm The counter-argument is the image catalog for 1938 5¢ QDO FS-105 with MS FS on PCGS: https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin...images/38480 Lots of imperfections on the Full Steps coins there, too. But we don't know how many similar coins were rejected for FS designation. You can safely ignore the price grid on this variety. The research I have done shows there is a gap of at least a couple hundred bucks for the QDO in MS between ordinary and FS. A Full Steps is also probably much easier to liquidate. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 04/13/2026 12:06 pm Excellent! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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