I recently came across a 1964D jefferson nickel that pluribus is misspelled wrong instead of a B there is a D does anyone know anything about this coin? I can post pictures tomorrow.
Yes, please post a photo. It is very unlikely that the engraver misspelled PLURIBUS. Otherwise, there would be thousands of coins just like it. Most likely, the coin was damaged in circulation. Chris
As a previous poster mentioned, some kind of wear, circulation or "hit" is making the B look like a D. With approx 1.8 BILLION 1964-D nickels produced, you would have to find one that had exceptional condition/ and or a rare variety for it to be worth anything. This is worth a nickel. Worth keeping as a curiosity, but I doubt it has any value above face value.
Sorry to reply to myself, can't edit other post. While it is possible that the die had an imperfection/ or deterioration from use that caused the B in Pluribus to look like a D. However, if that were the case thousands of these coins would be in circulation ( before the die was replaced) and hundreds of these coins would have been discovered over the last 50 years. But I am unaware that this is a known variety. Again it's possible that you are the first person to discover this new variety, but the odds are against it.
Searching the net, there is a variety that you describe, this story is from April, 2009. "A rarity that can be easily overlooked is the 1964-D Jefferson Nickel, Breen #2758. It's listed as the 1964-D PLURI D US, Very Scarce. In 1964 the U.S. Mint polished and reworked the reverse die to remove die clash marks (marks that may appear after the obverse and reverse dies have contacted each other when there was no planchet to receive the respective strike). Despite the good intentions of removing the clash marks, mint workers polished the reverse die field to the extent that the center of the B in PLURIBUS was polished off. Thus, it appears as PLURIDUS instead of PLURIBUS. Additionally, the R and I are far apart and the right uprights of U's are thin." So I am wrong, as usual. And here is the link: http://www.ebay.com/gds/1964-D-Jefferson-Nickel-Rarity-/10000000001450697/g.html
