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Sheild Nickel GTG. Grade revealed!

ironmanl63ironmanl63 Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited February 1, 2021 1:30PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Reshooting some coins and thought i would do a GTG on this one.



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    oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 11,894 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 31, 2021 12:27PM

    Looks golden/coppery to these color blind eyes. MS63

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    keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS65.

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    abcde12345abcde12345 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS66.

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    CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 31, 2021 1:05PM

    Looks like a rattler, hence MS65. Might get a bump by modern standards.

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    pursuitoflibertypursuitofliberty Posts: 6,592 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like wonderful surfaces and luster quality, and the strike is outstanding!!

    I'm not sure that color makes sense to my eyes, but that is a 65 or better unless I am absolutely missing something.


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    Mr_SpudMr_Spud Posts: 4,436 ✭✭✭✭✭

    66

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    SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,250 ✭✭✭✭✭

    65.

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    scotty4449scotty4449 Posts: 684 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great looking coin! I would say 66?

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    MFeldMFeld Posts: 12,040 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That would be an unusual color for a business strike Shield nickel. Is the white balance off or is the image close to accurate?

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    291fifth291fifth Posts: 23,936 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1. I suspect the color balance of the photo is way off.
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    ironmanl63ironmanl63 Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It is actually very close to true color. Just not as nice as the coin in hand. These are the photos from the auction site when purchased.


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    MFeldMFeld Posts: 12,040 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ironmanl63 said:
    It is actually very close to true color. Just not as nice as the coin in hand. These are the photos from the auction site when purchased.


    That looks like a more normal color.

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    ironmanl63ironmanl63 Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Truth be told I got into a bidding war and payed a handsome some for this coin. I will never get my money out of the coin but I do enjoy looking at it.

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    WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 8,971 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 31, 2021 6:41PM

    65

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    ironmanl63ironmanl63 Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MFeld said:
    That would be an unusual color for a business strike Shield nickel. Is the white balance off or is the image close to accurate?

    Your thoughts on grade? You never guessed.

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    ironmanl63ironmanl63 Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭✭✭

    As far as color I used the oil trick and wonder if it caused the coin to look more gold. The oil does have a golden color.

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    NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 10,989 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS64

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would guess MS65... Why did you oil the coin? Or do you mean you oiled the slab? Cheers, RickO

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    ironmanl63ironmanl63 Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ricko said:
    I would guess MS65... Why did you oil the coin? Or do you mean you oiled the slab? Cheers, RickO

    On the slab to cover scratches. I do not mess with raw coins.

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    MFeldMFeld Posts: 12,040 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ironmanl63 said:

    @MFeld said:
    That would be an unusual color for a business strike Shield nickel. Is the white balance off or is the image close to accurate?

    Your thoughts on grade? You never guessed.

    I’ll guess MS65. I typically hesitate to guess in instances like this, as I don’t feel like I have a good idea what the coin really looks like.

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

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    relicsncoinsrelicsncoins Posts: 7,859 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks gem to me.

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    Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 7,616 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS62 don’t like the rim nick. Pass big time.

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    tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,147 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Old 64. Might 65 but should +

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    ldhairldhair Posts: 7,121 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS65 Nice coin.

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    keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS62 don’t like the rim nick. Pass big time

    I don't think those are rim nicks, just the holder gasket.

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    CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @keets said:
    MS62 don’t like the rim nick. Pass big time

    I don't think those are rim nicks, just the holder gasket.

    Appears to be the little triangular tabs on a rattler, not a gasket. To these eyes, anyway.

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    keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 1, 2021 6:47AM

    CJ, same thing, no use to split hairs. it's what holds the coin in place. bottom line, not rim nicks.

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    ironmanl63ironmanl63 Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The 65's have it. This coin has been really hard to photo and obviously I still haven't got it right yet. In hand the coin is stellar and I believe it would easily upgrade. I am of the opinion I was bidding against an upgrade specialist but have no proof. It might of just been other collectors who also found the coin very attractive. Here are the slab shots from the Stacks auction.


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    keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    nice coin. :)

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    abcde12345abcde12345 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Killer coin. Still looks like MS66 to me.

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