The Atlantic City Set of Jefferson Nickels
1941-S


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Set Details
Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: FIVE-CENT PIECES - JEFFERSON
Item Description: 5C 1941 S LARGE S Large S
Grade: NGC MS 65
Owner: lehigh96
 
Winning Set: The Atlantic City Set of Jefferson Nickels
Date Added: 7/10/2010
Research: Currently not available

Owner's Description

Mintage: 43.5 Million<br />Full Step Availability: 10%<br />Population MS65 Large S (NGC Only): 9/11<br />Date/mm Information: According to Nagengast, only 10 die pairs were used for the entire run resulting in dull lusterless and weakly struck coins.<br /><br />Coin Description:<br />At first glance, this coin seems very unimpressive with it's rather mushy strike, assortment of marks, and lack of eye appealing toning. However, closer examination of the mintmark reveals that this is one of the highest graded examples of the Large "S" variety which is rare in the gem grades. It should also be noted that this coin displays the "halo effect" as explained in the comments of the 1940-S nickel. <br /><br />The final die pair of the 10 was used to create the Large S Jeffersons. These coins are very difficult to locate in mint state and the total NGC population is 37 with only 2 showing full steps. And although 1941 marked the change from the small "s" mintmark to the large "S" mintmark, the mintmark style used for 1941 is unique and displays a triangular shaped lower serif.<br /><br />Comments:<br />In my experience, the 1941-S has the worst eye appeal of all of the pre-war Jefferson Nickels. I have never been able to locate a truly beautiful specimen and the present example is no exception. The inclusion of this coin in this set is based upon the rarity of the variety and not the eye appeal of the coin. I acquired this coin from an Internet only Heritage auction in June of 2010 for less than $100. Not bad for a coin with an NGC population of 9/11.

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