Need some help with this Jefferson

coinbuf

I have a 1962-P Jefferson nickel which shows some doubling at the base of the monticello and in the letters of "monticello". My cherrypickers dos'nt list anything for this date but this dos'nt look like strike doubling to me. Does anyone know of a variety for this yr?

Thanks
Chris

nwcs

Well, just went through the jefferson doubled die varieties book and they do not list a variety of that type for that date. My guess is that it is either a new variety or it only looks to be doubled.

BNE

My guess is that you have Wexler & Ribar WDDR-001. This is a Class II, Distorted Hub Doubling, with a strong spread toward the center that is visible on UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FIVE CENTS, MO. . .LO of MONTICELLO, EPU and the sides of the building.

Diagnostics include a series of die scratches running diagonally from the lower portion of 6 to under 2 of the date, and a diagonal scratch on the upper lip under Tommy's nose. Also, look for a die scratch connecting the top of M and O.

Worth $30 in MS63 and $50 in MS65.

coppercoins

Sounds more like machine doubling or die deterioration doubling if all the letters in MONTICELLO are doubled. In order for them all to be doubled you would have to have a class 4 doubled die which would be rather uncommon for that era.

coinbuf

Thanks guys, as CD has suggested I at first thought this might be machine doubling. The doubling on the letters of monticello only show doubling on "cello". BNE do you have a pic of what the book shows that I can compare? I see the scratch under the nose but not the line conecting the m and o.

Thanks for all the info
Chris

BNE

There is a picture in "The Best of the Jefferson Nickel Doubled Die Varieties" (2nd edition, page 135), but I don't have scaning capabilities. It's pretty subtle. If you are not seeing doubling on United States of America too, it's probably not this variety.

coinbuf

Thanks BNE, there does seem to be some doubling of the "United States Of America" but the dies used to strike this coin were in very bad shape but I'll try to find that book to see. Does anyone on the day shift have a pic of this variety?

Chris

stephunter

No picture, but here is a link with more info.

Link

coinbuf

Thanks stephunter

Chris