Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1096419, member: 112&quot;]Doug here&#039;s the deal. I don&#039;t recall the exact date, but sometime in 1990 the mint redesigned the master hub for Jefferson nickels. Prior to that point it was downright rare to find a Jeff with a well struck reverse - one that shows the details on Monticello. But from that point on (1990) it became the rule that the reverse was almost always well, if not fully struck. That&#039;s why 6 Full Step nickels are so common if they were struck after 1990.</p><p><br /></p><p>edit - </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a list, along with the dates, of the hub design changes for the Jefferson nickel. By using this list you can know what to expect to find for well struck coins for a given time period. From Mike Locke&#039;s page on hub design changes for US coins - <a href="http://users.scronline.com/lockem/20thcentury.txt" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://users.scronline.com/lockem/20thcentury.txt" rel="nofollow">http://users.scronline.com/lockem/20thcentury.txt</a></p><p><br /></p><p><i>1938 Jefferson, recessed top step, small obverse star</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; Steps are most noticeably different at the ends.&nbsp; Later hub has the</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; center 4 steps &quot;in a box&quot; and not touching anything.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>1939-1956,1959-1965 Jefferson, no initials, box around steps, larger star</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; 1939 exists with the reverse of 1938.&nbsp; 1940-D comes well struck in this</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; date range.</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; ?? It is not clear if the hub of 1959 is the same or different than the</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; hub of 1939?&nbsp; They sure look the same.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>1942-1945 As above, silver alloy</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; Another planchet variety.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>1957-1958 Large star on obverse</i></p><p><i>1966 Jefferson, initials added (obv next, rev previous)</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; Very tough to find really nice and fully struck.&nbsp; Possibly the most</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; expensive nickel in this set with full strike (Ramapaugh estimated</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; $200 for a five stepper=not quite fully struck)</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>&nbsp; I remember sorting through nickels when these were new and asking myself</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; what steps are they talking about?&nbsp; I don&#039;t see any steps!</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>1967-1970 Jefferson, Door, window lines and porch strengthened</i></p><p><i>1971-1972 Reverse revised, tops of doors &amp; windows angled, top step thinned</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; 1971 come well struck</i></p><p><i>1972-1976 (not 1972 prf) Obverse revised, adams apple reshaped</i></p><p><i>1977-1981 Obv and rev revised, hair and doors strengthened</i></p><p><i>1982-1989 Obv &amp; rev revised, letters thinner, details sharper</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; Breen has good pictures of each of the above changes in the encyclopedia</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>1990?- Obverse revised, more hair detail esp. at ear</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; The changes here are subtle.&nbsp; It is more of a strengthening than an overt</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; change of design.&nbsp; I see evidence of another change in 1993 or 1994, but</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; it is tough to really tell.&nbsp; However, it should be noted that starting</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; in 1990 a full 6 step strike became the norm rather than the exception.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in