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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 8611660, member: 15309&quot;]Found another war nickel RPM in a lot of war nickels I bought for $7 per coin. This one is pretty clear cut when you compare my photos with those from Variety Vista.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/A2oNgLH.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Y2j2mBs.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The mintmark has a slightly clockwise rotation and there are die cracks from the mintmark to the rim, from the mint mark to the dome, and diagonally across the center of the building.</p><p><br /></p><p>Variety Vista Mintmark:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.varietyvista.com/05%20JN%20RPMs/1945-D%20RPMs/1945DRPM005cg.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>NGC Variety Plus Mintmark:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://d16hw7tbcsk68f.cloudfront.net/s3/ngccoin-production/variety-plus/5902307-001-820762-1600261945.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Variety Vista Die Crack from Mintmark to Rim:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.varietyvista.com/05%20JN%20RPMs/1945-D%20RPMs/1945DRPM005c%20crack%201.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Variety Vista Die Crack from Mintmark to Dome:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.varietyvista.com/05%20JN%20RPMs/1945-D%20RPMs/1945DRPM005c%20crack%202.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Variety Vista Die Crack diagonally across center of building:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.varietyvista.com/05%20JN%20RPMs/1945-D%20RPMs/1945DRPM005c%20crack%203.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>On the obverse, there are two prominent diagnostic die cracks, the first going from the rim through the hair, and the second at the bottom of the coin across the bust.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/4bo6weJ.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Variety Vista Die Crack from rim through hair:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.varietyvista.com/05%20JN%20RPMs/1945-D%20RPMs/1945DRPM005c%20hair.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Variety Vista Die Crack across the bottom of the bust:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.varietyvista.com/05%20JN%20RPMs/1945-D%20RPMs/1945DRPM005b%20bust.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse of this coin is pretty clean and I grade the coin MS66 which would make it a top pop with a total population of 2.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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