Difference between 42 type 1 and 42 type 2 Jefferson

dlimb2

Does anyone know the differences...Thank You.

coppercoins

type1 - not silver.
type2 - silver.

CarlWohlforth

1942 Type 2 nickels do contain some silver. They also have a large mint mark above Monticello. I believe this was the first time the P mint mark was used on a US coin.

Here is a photo of a proof type 2 1942 Jeff:

islemangu

That ones answered I think so no hijack

whats the difference between reverse of 1939 and the reverse of 1940?

RELLA

Reverse of 1938 - wavy, poorly defined steps (all 1938 MS, some 1939 MS, most 1939 PR, very few 1940 PR)
Reverse of 1940 - clean, crisp, straight steps (some 1939 MS, few 1939 PR, most 1940 PR)

Someone holler if I messed anything up...working from memory on this one.

RELLA

CarlWohlforth

Yup. There are very few proof '39 Rev of '40 and also very few proof '40 Rev of '38.

MS populations for '39 are messed up because they didn't used to distinguish one reverse from the other.

Here is proof coin with a reverse of '38:



and here is a proof reverse of '40

islemangu

this is the one that I was wondering on after good deal of the BST