Interesting find...1940-S Jefferson Nickel with Rev Die Break

Oney

I found this today at a local shop. Its a 1940-S Jefferson Nickel. What's really interesting is the die break on the reverse. The crack runs from top to botton on the coin but leaves a large break on the shell of Monticello. Anyone recognize this variety or is it relatively common?



Die Break

silverpop

Neat find

MisterBungle

Die cracks are awesome!!

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GoldenEyeNumismatics

sweet find!

ChuckC

I immediately went to my Jefferson Nickel Collection when I saw this thread b/c I knew my 1940-S had a rev die break from top to bottom. Unfortunately, it is not a match with Oney's. My die break starts on the right side of the "S" in PLURIBUS, runs through the third column of Monticello, bisects the "E" in CENTS and nicks the corner of the last "S" in STATES. Pretty cool nonetheless.

Edit: awesome photo

keets

this is a relatively common die crack that appears on Jefferson Nickels and most notably becomes interesting with the 1942-S, 1943-S, 1944-S and 1945-S because it often makes the large "S" MintMark appear to be a $!! it's almost surely from a die clash which causes the reverse die to crack in the same direction as the obverse portrait where the most pressure will be exerted. if you look at enough coins you'll also start to notice that the area just under Jefferson's chin, at the tie, will often be weak or missing entirely, with the effect that the head "floats" above the coat. this is presumably from a clash which was then polished to make the die servicable and get it back into production.

Oney

Thanks for the information everyone! Happy New Year!

MadMarty

<< <i>this is a relatively common die crack that appears on Jefferson Nickels and most notably becomes interesting with the 1942-S, 1943-S, 1944-S and 1945-S because it often makes the large "S" MintMark appear to be a $!! >>