Cherrypicking through my own saved nickels and... I've got a question!

D

Well, so far I've found one 1950D, three 1951S and no really cool varieties, so my question is, what are some popular pre-1964 varietys for nickels? I've been saving pre-1964 nickels since I was a little kid and didn't know much about collecting, apparently I still don't .

-Daniel

ss350camaro

previous thread , 1939 DDR

D

Also, when a nickel is struck on a copper planchet, is it much thinner/smaller in diameter or does it still kind of mash down to almost normal size? I've got an odd sized brown nickel I'm staring at right now. (From 1940)

-Daniel

nwcs

There are a lot of doubled dies in the jefferson series. Some fun ones to look for: 1954 d/s s/d, 1943/2, 1943 ddr, and enough to fill an entire book I bought last year.

D

xbob

JT Stanton's Cherrypickers guide (Vol 1. - the only one currently available) covers Cents through Nickels with photos. If you don't have one, it's worth it to ID your finds.

Best of luck with the hunt!

D

Thanks, I'll definately check it out, some of the coins I've looked under had somewhat of an odd look under a loupe so I'll definately have to get the book! (I'm not much of an error guy as of yet )

-Daniel

nwcs

It's "The Best of the Jefferson Nickel Doubled Die Varieties, 2nd ed"

stephunter

Also check out Variety nickels