I vote "D." I know that's disappointing because oddly enough the low grade 1912-D nickels are worth little more than the 1912-P coins. I have always thought that they were a bit special as the first branch mint nickel. They were first issued, I believe, in February while the 1912-S nickels were all made during the last week of December.
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for anyone that wants to do some comp. i'll save you the time. too bad there aren't some lower grades visible but the images are out there on other sites.
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It's funny, but I have had 2 or 3 '12 D's that looked exactly like that.
There must be something about that mm taking a little hit where it kind of changes appearance.
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I vote D. The MM's too big to be the S.
I'm thinking a "d" you can see the points coming off the back on the top and bottom
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Agreed.
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I vote "D." I know that's disappointing because oddly enough the low grade 1912-D nickels are worth little more than the 1912-P coins. I have always thought that they were a bit special as the first branch mint nickel. They were first issued, I believe, in February while the 1912-S nickels were all made during the last week of December.
Yeppers.................it's a D.
Pete
I vote D too.
I saw this video a couple of days ago on altering a D to an S on V nickels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJTTH278PPQ
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for anyone that wants to do some comp. i'll save you the time. too bad there aren't some lower grades visible but the images are out there on other sites.
D - S
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I see a "D".
D
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Looks like a D.... this could be a candidate for the suggested vinegar soak....Cheers, RickO
It's funny, but I have had 2 or 3 '12 D's that looked exactly like that.
There must be something about that mm taking a little hit where it kind of changes appearance.