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

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• silverpop Posts: 6,729 ✭✭✭✭✭

  December 31, 2006 8:49AM

  Neat find

  graded coins for sale at link below
  https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipOutxztCrLF3f6gx-pluXusTHQUz3G-5s6AEoEF

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• MisterBungle Posts: 2,308 ✭✭✭

  December 31, 2006 9:10AM

  
  Die cracks are awesome!!
  
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  "America suffers today from too much pluribus and not enough unum.".....Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

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• GoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭

  December 31, 2006 9:20AM

  sweet find!

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• ChuckC Posts: 1,600

  December 31, 2006 9:31AM

  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

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• keets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

  December 31, 2006 10:44AM

  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.

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• Oney Posts: 1,390 ✭✭✭✭

  January 1, 2007 12:08AM

  Thanks for the information everyone! Happy New Year!

  Brian

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• MadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭

  January 1, 2007 12:38AM

  
  
  << <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 $!! >>
  
  
  
  

  It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!
  
  

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