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Question: I bought a 1912-S Liberty nickel and noticed it has a
bulge in the left field in front of Miss Liberty’s nose. I also noticed that
the hair details are not sharply struck. Is this normal?
Answer:.All authentic 1912-S Liberty nickels were
struck from a die that displays a bulge in the left field, approximately
extending from star 5 through star 8. In addition, all authentic pieces have
weakness at the very highest details of the hair, in the general area beneath
the word LIBERTY.
If any variations exist, such as a sharply
struck piece from a die not showing a bulge, I have not seen one. I presume
that all of the 238,000 struck (a small mintage) are the same.
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