Lem E

On 8/11/2022 at 3:12 PM, J P Mashoke said:

I started with the WWII silver set 42 to 45. Thanks Bill but Lem is the champion when it comes to Nickels

 Champion not so much, but I do like me some nickels.

Typically it is 38 to 64, but I wouldn’t call it a short set by any means. I guess you could stop wherever you like. The easiest short set would be the war nickels. Some of the 50s and 60s coins are going to be tough to nearly impossible to find in FS. 

On 8/11/2022 at 2:57 PM, VKurtB said:

You can haggle with my son when I draw my last. I have all kindsa stuff in the “extra holes” of my 1938-2005 Jefferson Dansco album. Can you believe the 2006 - date is already on Page 2. Time’s fun when you’re having flies. 

My Dansco page 6 in the first volume goes to 2011.

On 8/11/2022 at 2:47 PM, VKurtB said:

I do have one in BU (raw) but it drove me nuts finding one. 

SOLD! Do I make the check out to VKurtB? 

On 8/11/2022 at 2:38 PM, CoinJockey73 said:

That's a tough one. You see the condition of those nickels i have coming in. Be very hard for me to tell. The 40 is the more rare? But it's easier to spot? 

It will be very difficult to tell on well worn examples. Like @VKurtB stated above, 39P Rev of 38 is less common than the 40. The opposite holds true for the 39S and the Denver coins are about equal.

On 8/11/2022 at 2:37 PM, J P Mashoke said:

The 39 S/R 40 is one of my happy coins.

I remember when you picked that one up. I was quite jealous.

On 8/11/2022 at 2:29 PM, CoinJockey73 said:

Holy mackerel. That's the only way to tell, on an 80 year old nickel? Not happening in the wild, sorry friends. But thank you for the tip @The Neophyte Numismatist, always appreciated. 

As far as I know this is the only way to tell the difference in reverses. If there is another diagnostic, I would certainly like to know what it is. 

On 8/11/2022 at 1:32 PM, CoinJockey73 said:

Thank you for the education. I had no idea either had a ddo. Both Philadelphia mint? 

There is also a QDR (Quadrupled Die Reverse) for the 39P but it isn’t as popular or desirable as the DDR. In my opinion the 39 S REV OF 40 is one of the true key date coins in the series. You just don’t see them very often. I’m still searching for that one. 

On 8/11/2022 at 11:04 AM, GBrad said:

Hey Lem.  Thank you for the nice comment.  I can see what looks like possible extra thickness in IGWT, but as QA said, it could very well just be some flattening from circulation. Just too difficult to make a call based on the pictures. The mint mark placement appears to be very close in its placement and orientation (maybe a bit low though) for the variety you mentioned, but still too difficult of call to make.  Regardless, that is one nice find in the wild!!

Thanks for taking a look. The only reason I said that was because I have a 40S DDO and it looks similar to this one. Particularly the thick “In god we trust” and date. 

On 8/10/2022 at 9:36 PM, Coinbuf said:

That blue insert is hideous. 

Switch out that blue core for a black one and I think it would look sharp with that label. 

On 8/10/2022 at 5:29 PM, VKurtB said:

The question is how many mark free ones there are. I bought a few solid rolls and they were quite “baggy”, worse than surrounding years. Maybe they had a drunken party in Puerto Rico before I got them. Rum can getcha. 

Doesn’t look like 2008 nickels did well either. Particularly Denver coins.

On 8/10/2022 at 4:56 PM, VKurtB said:

This tells me people submit really nice coins for the most part. Kinda the opposite of newbies here with questions. 

I don’t believe I saw anything over a grade of 66.

Edit - NGC shows 1 09P in a 67 6FS.

NGC pops / all grades

2009 P - 212 6FS / 10 5FS / 10 no steps

2009 D - 217 6FS / 26 5FS / 16 no steps

PCGS pops / all grades

2009 P - 400 FS / 3 no FS

2009 D - 248 FS / 6 no FS

On 8/10/2022 at 3:53 PM, VKurtB said:

I recall having read that a very high percentage of 2009 nickels went into the banking systems of non-state territories and possessions, aka Puerto Rico and Guam, etc. 

Do you believe this happened with the 09 dimes as well?

On 8/10/2022 at 3:55 PM, J P Mashoke said:

I have 3 39 Ps I have found roll hunting 

Nice. Can you tell which reverse is on them or are they too circulated?

I would say the 2009 P in my area. I have found one 2009 D and have never found a 39 from any mint in circulation. New stuff in my neck of the woods is all from Denver.

On 8/9/2022 at 6:30 PM, Quintus Arrius said:

I don't collect them but who knows? A very respectable grade and a really gorgeous reverse!

Ha! I bought it for the obverse. 

On 8/9/2022 at 6:23 PM, Quintus Arrius said:

Hey, what happened to the eagle's tail feathers?   

They do look a bit weak. Don’t have this in hand yet, so I can’t say for sure if it is from the lighting in the pics or if they just didn’t strike up well. We shall see.

Welcome to the forum. 

Your coin has been counterstamped after it left the mint. Like JP said, it was done with a punch or press of some sort. It is not a mint error and is considered damaged. Value of 1 cent.