1969-S Jefferson Nickel with an Odd MM.

[OlDirtyBurton]

I've been hitting nickels hard when it comes to coin roll hunting and I recently ran across this one while quick checking rolls on my lunch break.

I couldn't really tell at first why it caught my eye but I set it aside and checked it under my scope.

The Mintmark doesn't look like any of the other examples I can find from this era or the decades near it. I guess the 2000s mintmark KINDA resembles it, but that's quite the stretch to explain it.

Any insight/help/advice on whether or not to have a professional examine it would be appreciated.

I have a bunch of decent pictures of the bare coin (obverse and reverse) and can link an imgur album if that is allowed here.

I sincerely appreciate anyone that takes the time to read this and check out the pictures! Any theories and discussion will be appreciated.

Edit: Disregard the wrong date on my coin microscope. It's a cheap one and I'm too lazy to bother with learning how to change it as I plan on upgrading soon (when I sell this 69-s for a million dollars)

[MintErrors]

Variety vista lists all the mint mark styles used each year.

They can be a little difficult to find at times.

http://varietyvista.com/25%20What%20Are%20Die%20Varieties/San%20Francisco%20Mintmark%20Styles.htm
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In my opinion, It kind of looks the same style to me. It might be a tad bit lighter, maybe a weak strike on that coin, but I do not see anything significant here.

[OlDirtyBurton]

The same style as the mms-08 in your link?

[MintErrors]

In my opinion yes, agreed.
It looks like mms-08 from the link above.
The 1969S mintmark on the nickels are not listed for 1969 on any of the other mint mark styles.

[OlDirtyBurton]

Polished Mms-08 with some pmd to explain the squishing at the top and die polishing for the lack of that big round bottom.

I can see it I guess.

I don't want to because it would be way cooler if it wasn't the case, but yeah. I'd agree you got it

I'll throw it in the toilet as a sacrifice to the coin gods, as is custom.



Edit: Nice to meet you and thank you and I'm grumpy because you're probably right.

Do you like pennies at all? I found a decent amount 2023 vdb-v's including early and late stages. If you say something that Ive found is cool we can be friends.

[MintErrors]

Sir, I have so many copper cents in storage, like 165,000 or so.
So yeah, I like cents. I have a lot of RPMs and less doubled dies.
I like pre-1982 coinage, and I am not a big fan of the single squeeze die making, but technology (and potential to make die varieties extinct) is the way forward.

Plenty of European countries out there have some very dramatic varieties and errors. If the USA wants to make perfect coins, it's a good move overall. Only select collectors will suffer from a long drought of not finding any bell ringers.

We all have cool stuff, or we wouldn't be collecting. It depends on a person's taste and budget.

Happy hunting.