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Message:: [QUOTE="Speedy, post: 285315, member: 705"]Alrighty here is some info. There are 2 types of Doubling on the 1939 Nickel. #1 is the one that everyone thinks of when thinking of the 1939 DDR, and it is the one the Red Book lists. It was first found in 1939 and has been popular ever since. While it is hard to find in UNC it doesn't seem hard to find one with FS! It is est. at 1 - 10 in FS.The one that tommypski has above is the #1. Doubling is much more strong. The letters seem to be separated. The main points to look at are Monticello and Cents. Breen lists this variety as #2665 and the Fivaz-Stanton number is: FS # 5c - 022. #2 is still a double die but wasn't widely known untill PAK promoted it.---but the doubling is not as strong and is evident on all of the lettering on the Rev. It is also said to be harder than the #1 to find in Unc. but to tell you the truth I would rather have the #1 than this one anyday. The main points to look at are the same as #1, the last O in Monticello seems to be rather fat on one side kindof like an egg. Breen does not list this variety and the Fivaz-Stanton number is: FS # 5c - 022.5 The CherryPickers guide list the URS for these as:#1 URS-12  (1001 - 2000)#2 URS-10  (251 - 500) I hope this helps!! Speedy[/QUOTE]