Is this Akidenz-Grotesk or Helvetica?

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    1. jenny8lee 55 months ago | reply

      The letters on this sign in the subway are mostly from Akidenz Grotesque, but the capital "R" is actually in Helvetica."We've got a mutant," said Paul Shaw, sign aficionado.

    2. ktrueman 50 months ago | reply

      I'm an amateur typeface nerd, but I wouldn't have spotted that ... :)

    3. elixabeth 42 months ago | reply

      it's visible in the capital S and C, whose ends aren't horizontal, as well as the lower case e, and also the lowercase a which doesn't have a tail that curves out.

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