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| 1939REV OF 40 QDR - FS-802 |
United States
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5C 1939 QDR REV OF 40 FS-802
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NGC MS 66 5FS
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Mint - Philadelphia
Mintage - 120,615,000 (-10% using REV of 38)
Acquisition date - 1/17/21
Collection piece:
A clean, untoned example showing a satin luster and 5 full steps. This is the Quadrupled Die Reverse variety or FS-802. The quadrupling shows on MONTICELLO, FIVE CENTS, AMERICA and UNUM.
Notes from Nagengast:
5 Full Step Availability: 1:5
6 Full Step Rarity: Rare
Most exhibit brilliant satin surfaces with several varieties of a DDR/QDR.
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| 1941 S LARGE S |
United States
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5C 1941 S LARGE S
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NGC MS 66
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Mint - San Francisco
Mintage - 43,455,000
Acquisition date - 9/8/21
Collection piece:
This is the scarcer Large S variety. This coin shows some light toning on both sides, and has the typical weaker strike as seen on this particular year. The step detail is subpar due to some blending and hits. One of 2 Large S coins in the collection. The large S mintmark was used later in the production run in 1941 and continued on San Francisco coins of the copper-nickel alloy after 1942. A good marker to look at when determining between small and large varieties is the bottom of the S. Look for a flatter bottom and big triangle serif as opposed to the rounder bottom and notch on the small S coins.
Notes from Nagengast:
5 Full Step Availability: 1:10
6 Full Step Rarity: Scarce
Most exhibit brilliant but smooth to prooflike surfaces. Nagengast suggests that less than 10 die pairs were used during the production run with only 1 pair using the Large S mintmark
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| 1941 S LARGE S |
United States
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5C 1941 S LARGE S
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NGC MS 66
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Mint - San Francisco
Mintage - 43,455,000
Acquisition date - 12/17/20
Collection piece:
This is the scarcer Large S variety. This coin shows some light toning on both sides, and has the typical weaker strike as seen on this particular year. The step detail is subpar due to some blending and hits. One of 2 Large S coins in the collection. The large S mintmark was used later in the production run in 1941 and continued on San Francisco coins of the copper-nickel alloy after 1942. A good marker to look at when determining between small and large varieties is the bottom of the S. Look for a flatter bottom and big triangle serif as opposed to the rounder bottom and notch on the small S coins.
Notes from Nagengast:
5 Full Step Availability: 1:10
6 Full Step Rarity: Scarce
Most exhibit brilliant but smooth to prooflike surfaces. Nagengast suggests that less than 10 die pairs were used during the production run with only 1 pair using the Large S mintmark.
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| 1942 S/S - VP-004 |
United States
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5C 1942 S/S VP-004
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NGC MS 64
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Mint - San Francisco
Mintage - 32,900,000
Acquisition date - 10/27/23
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| 1942 S/S/S - FS-501 |
United States
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5C 1942 S/S/S FS-501
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NGC MS 65
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Mint - San Francisco
Mintage - 32,900,000
Acquisition date - 4/7/24
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| 1943/2 P |
United States
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5C 1943/2 P
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NGC MS 65
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Mint - Philadelphia
Mintage - 200,000 (estimated)
Acquisition date - 3/22/21
This is the rare overdate. A 1942 P working die was repunched with a 1943 P master die, causing doubling and leaving parts of the earlier 2 still visible. Sometimes called a hook 3 as this is the main marker to look for. Doubling is visible on LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST as well.
Collection piece:
A decent example with a hint of golden toning on the obverse. The luster is a bit muted on this piece and if not for the hit on the steps, this would be at least a 5FS coin.
Notes from Nagengast:
5 Full Step Availability: 1:5
6 Full Step Rarity: Scarce
There is another doubled die for the 43 P referred to as the "double eye".
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| 1943/2 P |
United States
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5C 1943/2 P
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NGC MS 65 5FS
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Mint - Philadelphia
Mintage - 200,000 (estimated)
Acquisition date - 11/30/21
This is the rare overdate. A 1942 P working die was repunched with a 1943 P master die, causing doubling and leaving parts of the earlier 2 still visible. Sometimes called a hook 3 as this is the main marker to look for. Doubling is visible on LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST as well.
Collection piece:
A nice example to upgrade the existing slot in this set. The former coin having the same gem grade of 65, only this piece carries the 5FS designation along with a CAC bean. There are only a select few circulation strike Jefferson nickels that are eligible for CAC recognition. Good luster is presented on this untoned piece.
Notes from Nagengast:
5 Full Step Availability: 1:5
6 Full Step Rarity: Scarce
There is another doubled die for the 43 P referred to as the "double eye".
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| 1943 P DDO - FS-106 |
United States
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5C 1943 P DDO FS-106
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NGC MS 62
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Mint - Philadelphia
Mintage - 271,165,000
Acquisition date - 6/7/21
This is the highest mintage issue of all the war nickels.
Collection piece:
This is the "double eye" (VP-002/FS-106) variety for the 43P issue. There is a secondary eye below the primary eye along with other doubling. This is a lower grade example and the plan is to upgrade when the right coin comes along.
Notes from Nagengast:
5 Full Step Availability: 1:5
6 Full Step Rarity: Scarce
One of the most common wartime nickels, probably due to its very high mintage. Some of the issue shows planchet roughness.
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| 1943 P/P - VP-007 |
United States
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5C 1943 P/P VP-007
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NGC MS 64 5FS
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Mint - Philadelphia
Mintage - 271,165,000
Acquisition date - 10/26/23
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| 1943 P/P - VP-008 |
United States
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5C 1943 P/P VP-008
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NGC MS 65
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Mint - Philadelphia
Mintage - 271,165,000
Acquisition date - 2/11/23
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| 1943 D/D - FS-501 |
United States
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5C 1943 D/D FS-501
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NGC MS 66 5FS
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Mint - Denver
Mintage - 15,294,000
Acquisition date - 12/19/20
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| 1944 D/D - FS-501 |
United States
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5C 1944 D/D FS-501
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NGC MS 63
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Mint - Denver
Mintage - 32,309,000
Acquisition date - 12/28/20
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| 1945 P DDR - FS-801 |
United States
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5C 1945 P DDR FS-801
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NGC MS 65
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Mint - Philadelphia
Mintage - 119,408,000
Acquisition date - 2/3/21
Collection piece:
This is an example of one of the two popular DDR (FS-801) coins for this issue. Untoned with some planchet roughness keeps this piece at a 65 grade. The doubling is most prominent on ELLO and CENTS.
Notes from Nagengast:
5 Full Step Availability: 1:20
6 Full Step Rarity: Very rare
This issue usually exhibits surface roughness, and smooth gems are very difficult to find.
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| 1947 D/D - VP-001 |
United States
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5C 1947 D/D VP-001
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NGC MS 65
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Mint - Denver
Mintage - 37,822,000
Acquisition date - 11/7/23
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| 1954 S/S - FS-502 |
United States
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5C 1954 S/S FS-502
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NGC MS 66
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Mint - San Francisco
Mintage - 29,384,000
Acquisition date - 1/16/21
Collection piece:
This was the last year that the San Francisco Mint struck Nickels until resuming production 14 years later in 1968 with the proof issues. Of the 3 1954 coins in this set, this one is the coolest. This is the S/S repunched mintmark. Having almost a tiger stripe finish this coin has good luster and good color. The steps are basically nonexistent.
Notes from Nagengast:
5 Full Step Availability: 1:3000
6 Full Step Rarity: Unverified
Most 5 step coins have a weak strike, and usually that is what the collector must settle for.
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| 1954 S/S - FS-502 |
United States
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5C 1954 S/S FS-502
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NGC MS 66
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Mint - San Francisco
Mintage - 29,384,000
Acquisition date - 2/21/22
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| 1954 S/D - FS-501 |
United States
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5C 1954 S/D FS-501
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NGC MS 65
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Mint - San Francisco
Mintage - 29,384,000
Acquisition date - 12/30/22
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| 1955 D/S |
United States
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5C 1955 D/S
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NGC MS 66
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Mint - Denver
Mintage - 74,464,000
Acquisition date - 1/1/22
As the story goes, the mint had multiple S mintmark dies left over from the San Francisco Mint halting coin production in 1955. Instead of chucking the dies in the trash, they decided to repurpose them for use at the Denver mint. At least 10 dies were overpunched with D mintmarks creating the D/S overmintmark. While not particularly rare, these variety coins do carry a hefty premium over the regular issue. These variety coins are always an interesting part of the coining history.
Collection piece:
With only 14 pieces floating around carrying the FS designation and very tough to come by, what better way to fill this slot than with a variety. Typical gold toning on this piece and the strike is a little weak on the reverse. This is quite typical of the 55Ds. Overall, this is still a nice looking coin. It does replace a MS-67 coin that previously resided in this slot.
Notes from Nagengast:
5 Full Step Availability: 1:200
6 Full Step Rarity: Unverified
Although common in BU, as a full strike gem, the 55D is very scarce.
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| 1956 TDR - FS-802 |
United States
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5C 1956 TDR FS-802
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NGC MS 66
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Mint - Philadelphia
Mintage - 35,216,000
Acquisition date - 1/1/21
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