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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hey Guys, What is the difference between the type I and type II 1979-S Jefferson's?
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Moderator
 United States
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I'm no pro but I think it has to do with a clear mint mark and a filled in looking mint mark. A pro will chime in soon. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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John1 is correct,but I don't have any pictures for you. The S is very distinct on the type II (clear), on the type I (filled)it is kind of filled in.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The type 1 is the filled mint mark.
The type 2 is the clear mint mark.
Sorry no images for this one.
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Valued Member
United States
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I think I might have a pic for you, at least 1 of the 2. Gotta find it(Have the coin personally but it's in a stash)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
891 Posts |
Here is a type 2 mintmark for the nickel. Just happen to have it on file. The type one nickel is put away so no picture of that one. Sorry.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Ok, thanks guys! Does anyone know which one is most common?
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Pillar of the Community
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Valued Member
United States
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I checked, No idea where my other one was. On the plus side I did find some other good stuff that I forgot about lol
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The price difference is very minimal. So both must be fairly common on the nickel.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks again guys for the input. I've been going through nickel boxes for about the last two weeks. It's funny how I can look through $200.00 in Nickels and not find certain dates that I need. Then in one box, same roll, find two. Still looking for 62 dates to complete my 1938-Date collection! Most all that I need are the 1971-2010 S-mint  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The mintmark syles for both 1979 and 1981 proof coins are the same with respect to all denominations. The same punches were used on all US coins at that time. In other words, the 1979S type 1 mintmark is the same for cents, nickels, dimes, quarters, etc...and the type 2 is the same for all of them too. |
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Posted 03/01/2011 7:11 pm
