I came across a 1939 nickel double die reverse on the monticello and five cents Is it worth anything?
Howdy...nice find...can you post a photo of both sides? The Red Book list the price at (This guide is a little on the high side sometimes) $60 for VF $75 for EF $125 for AU $150 for MS60 $300 for MS63 and $600 for MS65. Hope this helps. Speedy
It looks great...I would send it in to NGC or ANACS...I think they are said to be ok with Jefferson Nickels... I can't tell too much but think it would grade MS62 maybe...again...that is just a guess. Speedy
As MikeDiamond is THE authority on errors here, I'd wait for him weigh in. Personally though, I'm not seeing any doubling. I'd guess die fatigue or a die clash. Look at the field to the right of "Five Cents" on the reverse. The patterning there seems to match the queue of Jeffersons ponytail, which would be about right for a die clash (I've circled where I'm talking about in red) Nice condition '39 either way
Well I agree with you on not seeing much DD BUT looking at the photo in the Red Book of this error you don't see much there either... If it was a clashed die wouldn't the photo be backwards...I mean...the ponytail would be on the other side right..? Speedy
I agree there is not much of a DD, but, what I'm looking at is the MON in Monticello and FI in five. You can definitly see doubling and possible die clash, but Speedy is right, that is on the opposite side of the pony tail. Think about it.
DOH...right. Don't know about its worth, but a good site for nickel collecting, if you haven't heard of it, is http://www.varietynickels.com/
I talk too a coin collector yesterday,that coin sold for 15000 at an auction last week,so dont let anyone fool you.
Yes it is,make sure you allow a corn collector look at the coin,I'm sure you can get an offer,but dont accept anything,it sold last week at an auction for 15000 dollar.
@Marcus Noble - Welcome to CT. As you might have missed, this thread is 15 years old. The subject coin is a common 1939 Jefferson nickel with a 1940 reverse, the most common of the varieties for the date. It isn't a DDR, so it's only worth a couple of dollars (provided there is a buyer). Actual DDRs are worth more, and in very high grades, worth plenty. To fetch $15K it had to be a special specimen.
The OP is not a doubled die. Even if it was, it's not a $15,000 coin. They are in the $100 area. If a coin like that sold for $15,000 at auction, it could have been a super high grade and 1 of 1 population. Just because a "similar" coin sold for $15,000 doesn't mean another coin "just like it" won't sell for $100. There is a very good thread here on the 1939 doubled die. I suggest you look that up in the search box. There are good photos and posts.
@Marcus Noble Here is my 1939 DDR Nickel. As you can see, the op's coin is not a DD anything and the thread is old. Even in this condition the doubling is quite obvious and for the price you state it would have to be extremely high grade. Mine is considered to be G-VG and I hardly paid anything for it at my LCS. Welcome to CT.
I can't see any doubling on your tiny pix. I have attached a blowup of an original. The doubling is most obvious at the right, which you don't show.
