1939 5C Doubled Monticello MS66FS PCGS
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A legit rarity with PCGS having graded just 4 in MS64, 5 MS65 and 9 MS66. The prominent doubling to the word MONTICELLO and denomination FIVE CENTS confirms the FS-801 attribution for this 1939 nickel. A letter from Malcolm O.E. Chell-Frost concerning this variety was published in The Numismatist, November 1942: This is probably news to a great many collectors of nickels, but the truth is that the 1939, Jefferson nickel was re-engraved in the early part of the year. Sometime before Feb. 21, 1939, the word MONTICELLO and the words FIVE CENTS were quite weak and the Mint decided to develop a new hub to strengthen these two or three words. Before this new hub was completed the old hub was cut over through MONTICELLO and FIVE CENTS. How many were made is strictly a guess; however, to give collectors an idea of how few are to be found they may be interested in a few figures. During the past two months I have had many collectors searching for this nickel, and up to the present 12 have been found. Here is a chance to do something during the day. I would greatly appreciate fellow collectors letting me know if any more are found and the amount… This has always been one of Q. David Bowers' favorite coins. In the 1950s he had called on Malcolm O.E. Chell-Frost to discuss this variety. Chell-Frost related that after discovering the variety in the summer of 1939 he set about looking for them, and by 1941 had found about 20 coins. His pursuit continued. Mint State coins were viewed as being exceedingly rare, even in early times. The kind of coin that would serve as a highlight in any collection of 20th century United States Mint coinage. Doubled Monticello. From the Valkyries Collection.
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