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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3346355, member: 27832"]Okay, you made me go and look.</p><p><br /></p><p>Numismedia (which I realize is not the final authority) has MS64 FS specimens listed around $50, and not breaking four figures until MS66. 1963-D is apparently much harder, 1961-D harder still -- and for many dates from 1965 through 1970, it looks like there just <i>aren't</i> any FS coins. Wow.</p><p><br /></p><p>I seem to have a very vague memory of being impressed by the sharp reverses on 1971 nickels when they started appearing. I guess until then I'd never realized that Monticello was <i>supposed</i> to have visible steps.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: 1975 Red Book has a note saying FS was added below the bust in 1966, mint mark was moved to obverse starting 1968 (which I <i>did</i> remember), and "dies were further remodeled to strengthen the design in 1971 and again in 1972". You might infer that the strengthening is still talking about the obverse alone, but I suspect they reworked the reverse as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3346355, member: 27832"]Okay, you made me go and look. Numismedia (which I realize is not the final authority) has MS64 FS specimens listed around $50, and not breaking four figures until MS66. 1963-D is apparently much harder, 1961-D harder still -- and for many dates from 1965 through 1970, it looks like there just [I]aren't[/I] any FS coins. Wow. I seem to have a very vague memory of being impressed by the sharp reverses on 1971 nickels when they started appearing. I guess until then I'd never realized that Monticello was [I]supposed[/I] to have visible steps. Edit: 1975 Red Book has a note saying FS was added below the bust in 1966, mint mark was moved to obverse starting 1968 (which I [I]did[/I] remember), and "dies were further remodeled to strengthen the design in 1971 and again in 1972". You might infer that the strengthening is still talking about the obverse alone, but I suspect they reworked the reverse as well.[/QUOTE]
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