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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;huntsman53, post: 327891, member: 1242&quot;]This is an area that seems a little clouded in uncertainty! From most publications, yes the 1939 Nickels were struck with either a 1938 or a 1940 Reverse. However, it appears that there were Proof Reverse Dies for all three years! In other words, there was a Proof Reverse for the 1938 Nickels, a Proof Reverse for the 1939 Nickels and a Proof Reverse for the 1940 Nickels. As in many instances of U.S. Coinage History, Proof Dies were many times resurfaced for use in minting Business Strike coins when the supply of Dies used in minting Business Strike coins ran out due to failures and the Mint had not met the production quotas. There has been and continues to be some speculation that some of the Proof Reverse Dies were used in minting Business Strike Nickels during this period. Anyways, 1939 Nickels minted using either a 1938 Reverse or a 1940 Reverse are both considered Varieties and recognized as such in most publications!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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