Owner Comments:
Mintage: 271 Million
Full Step Availability: 20%
Population MS65 DDO 5FS: 10/15
Date/mm Information: High quality eye appealing full step examples are readily available.
Coin Description:
The 1943-P Doubled Die Obverse is often referred to simply as the "DOUBLED EYE" Jefferson Nickel. There is a secondary eye south west of the primary eye. Doubling is also prominent on the date, the motto, and LIBERTY. This is another variety that I consider a must for the serious Jefferson Nickel collection. FS-106, formerly FS-029, CONECA: 6-O-I, NGC Variety Plus (VP-002). The current example is attractively toned in lemon, rose, and powder-blue. Lustrous and exceptionally smooth with a bold strike and superb eye appeal.
Comments:
Heritage offered this coin in their 2008 January FUN Sale in an ANACS MS65 5FS slab where it sold for $920. I purchased the coin in the 2009 May Long Beach Sale where it also realized a price of $920. I have researched the DOUBLED EYE Jefferson for years and this is the only example that I have ever seen with appreciable rainbow toning. It would be a travesty if it did not reside in the finest toned collection of Jefferson Nickels. Alas, justice was served on May 28, 2009.