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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;borgovan, post: 582111, member: 13016&quot;]It&#039;s the reverse of 1940. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>According to Nagengast&#039;s book, about 3/4 of this date are reverse of 1940, and the remaining quarter are the reverse of 1938. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The steps aren&#039;t great, but the rest of the strike is very nice. Step count, if I remember correctly, is 5-5-2-3. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>the_man: I know there&#039;s a good reference out there with pictures, but I can&#039;t find it right now. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The reverse of 1938 has poorly-defined steps. They look &quot;wavy&quot;. If you look at nickels starting in 1940, the steps are straight, and the top step is about double the thickness of the others. That&#039;s the difference. The change took place partway into 1939, so some of the nickels were struck with the old reverse, and most were struck with the new, strengthened reverse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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