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PCGS Number: 4009 Coin Date: 1940-S Denomination (Short): 5c Denomination (Long): 5 Cents Desg: MS Mint Mark: S Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel Mintage: 39,690,000 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Jefferson nickel Coinage Years: 1938- Mint Location: San Francisco Diameter: 21.2 Weight (Grams): 5 Weight (Ounces): 0.1608 Designer: Felix Schlag Edge: Plain Obverse Description: Felix Schlag's portrait of Jefferson, facing left, with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST on the left periphery, and LIBERTY * [year] on the right side. Reverse Description: The Jefferson home is prominently centered with the name MONTICELLO captioned below. The denomination FIVE CENTS is spelled out in half circle underneath and the words E PLURIBUS UNUM and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA appear at the top and bottom periphery. The mintmark is positioned on the right side of Monticello. General Notes: Mint State coins per se are plentiful, but most have problems of one sort or another—erratic luster, weak details, and sub-par eye appeal. Five Full Steps and 6 Full Steps coins exist and can be found with good eye appeal, but are few and far between. The 1940-S is a good example of the necessity to look beyond the step count and insist on eye appeal as well. PCGS #: 4009 NGC ID: 22TF
