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<p>[QUOTE="Kevin Mader, post: 3785349, member: 106826"]Take a look at the last S in PLURIBUS and the second T in STATES. Compare that to the 1938 reverse you posted. They are the same. On the 1939 reverse (commonly referred to as the 1940 reverse) the S has a serif on the top curve of the S (perhaps the fastest way to determine whether your worn 1939 has the '38 reverse) and if the second T in STATES doesn't have the split on the right end of the crossbar (this is usually not as available to use as a diagnostic as the S in PLURIBUS). Steps on circulated 1939 nickels are the least effective way to determine if your specimen has the 1938 reverse because it receives the most wear (high section of the relief). Great for AU/BU specimens...but then all the diagnostics are available at that point.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Mader, post: 3785349, member: 106826"]Take a look at the last S in PLURIBUS and the second T in STATES. Compare that to the 1938 reverse you posted. They are the same. On the 1939 reverse (commonly referred to as the 1940 reverse) the S has a serif on the top curve of the S (perhaps the fastest way to determine whether your worn 1939 has the '38 reverse) and if the second T in STATES doesn't have the split on the right end of the crossbar (this is usually not as available to use as a diagnostic as the S in PLURIBUS). Steps on circulated 1939 nickels are the least effective way to determine if your specimen has the 1938 reverse because it receives the most wear (high section of the relief). Great for AU/BU specimens...but then all the diagnostics are available at that point.[/QUOTE]
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