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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1113358, member: 15309&quot;]Based on the triangular shape of the lower serif of the &quot;S&quot;, the thickness of the descending loop of the &quot;S&quot;, and the apparent sized compared to the lettering of Monticello I would say that you do indeed have a Large &quot;S&quot; nickel.&nbsp; My only hesitation is that the coin is well worn and the photographs are taken at an angle which tends to distort the proportions of things.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Please see the photos below.&nbsp; The first photo shows the small &quot;s&quot; mintmark used from 1938-1941.&nbsp; The second photo shows the Large &quot;S&quot; mintmark that is unique to the 1941 issue.&nbsp; Please note the triangular shape of the serif as well as the increased size.&nbsp; The last photo shows the Large &quot;S&quot; mintmark used past 1945.&nbsp; There were no regular issue nickels made from 1942-1945 at the San Francisco mint, only war time issues.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: blue"><font size="4">Small &quot;s&quot; mintmark (1938-1941)</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels%20Misc/JeffersonNickel1940-SNGCMS675FSMintmark.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: blue">Large &quot;S&quot; mintmark 1941</span></font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels%20Misc/JN1941-SLargeSNGCMS65Mintmark.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: blue"><font size="4">Large &quot;S&quot; mintmark 1946...</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels%20Misc/JeffersonNickel1952-SNGCMS67Mintmark.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Having said all that, I have no idea what a circulated example of this variety is worth.&nbsp; Mid range mint state examples are currently running about $100.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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