Going only by experience, I’ve never found a high D, and I’ve never seen @JCro57 example. This example may be rarer?
I’m nowhere near an expert. I’ve been looking for this variety for years and haven’t found the high D or the example that you posted. Here’s some...
In that era, there seems to be lots of numskulls! Philly has had, and has problems. Maybe employees or machinery?
It’s high, but not the high D. This is the high D: [ATTACH]
I’ll guess 64-RB.
Can you put them back together after you crack them open?
That’s unique!
It’s environmental damage.
Very nice. This is listed as DDO-003 and DDR-002 in stage B. I think I can see the separation in the Y of LIBERTY but I can’t see anything on the...
It appears to be the High D variety. https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plus/united-states/nickels/jefferson-five-cents-1938-date/819769/?page=1
Welcome to CT. You need to post full clear (not thumbnail) pictures of both coins. You will get better opinions that way.
If this is a die gouge, it’s a -008. [ATTACH]
Thanks! Let us know.
I think you are missing something here or Mr Wiles has his records wrong. We are talking about a RPM on the reverse die and DDO on the obverse....
I must be missing something. Are you saying there is no stage A RPM-002?
Check -008 out.
True for the DDO-005s, not so much for the RPM-002’s: http://varietyvista.com/05%20JN%20RPMs/1945DRPM002.htm
Im probably wrong... but I don’t see doubling on the obverse, so that would limit it to stage A? As P&G pointed out there is a separation in the...
What reference are you using? Wiles shows stages B-F, and Wexler starts at stage C for the DDO-005?
Looks closer to this, maybe an earlier die stage? http://varietyvista.com/05%20JN%20RPMs/1945DRPM028.htm
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