1938 5C DDO, FS-101 (Regular Strike)
Series: Jefferson Five Cents 1938-1964
PCGS MS66
PCGS MS65+
PCGS MS65+
- PCGS #:
- 38477
- Designer:
- Felix Schlag
- Edge:
- Plain
- Diameter:
- 21.20 millimeters
- Weight:
- 5.00 grams
- Mintage:
- 19,496,000
- Mint:
- Philadelphia
- Metal:
- 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
- Auction Record:
- $570 • MS66 • 10-10-2020 • eBay
Die Varieties
Condition Census What Is This?
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#1 PCGS MS66
"The RickJones Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). Russet toning. Vertical mark on jaw. |
| #1 PCGS MS66 |
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#3 PCGS MS65+
"The Steve Strom Collection," Heritage Auctions, January 6, 2016, Lot 7526 - $223.25. Faint gold, green, and magenta toning. Thin diagonal mark under Jefferson's eye. |
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#3 PCGS MS65+
"The Steve Strom Collection," Heritage Auctions, January 6, 2016, Lot 7527 - $235. Russet toning is predominant; darker at the bottom of Jefferson's portrait in the cloth. Small mark to the bottom left of "E" of E PLURIBUS UNUM and another above the dome. |
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#3 PCGS MS65+
"The tmcases Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). Apricot and blue toning on the obverse. Flat goldenrod color on the reverse. Cut at Jefferson's lower jaw. A cluster of small marks is present on the collar. |
The 1938 Jefferson Nickel, Doubled-Die Obverse, FS-101.
This popular Cherrypickers' Guide variety (FS-101) shows a moderate spread on "IN GOD WE TRUST," the star, and the date. While the doubling is most prominent on the "38," it can be easily discerned elsewhere under a loupe.
PCGS will certify this collectible Jefferson Nickel variety through our Variety Attribution Program.
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