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Thoughts on this 1866 Shield Nickel

lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,169 ✭✭✭✭✭
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These are the seller's images, cropped...

Collecting: Dansco 7070; Middle Date Large Cents (VF-AU); Box of 20;

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  • pursuitoflibertypursuitofliberty Posts: 7,099 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Natural look. Not bad. Appears to have some scrapes, but hard to tell if they are toned over or fresher than that. Probably EF45 grade wise.


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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,541 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Xf, decent type coin. Is the second “6” repunched? Just wondering why it looks large; I know there are a lot of repunched varieties in this series.

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  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 13,975 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The coin looks approximately XF45 with some scratches and spots on each side. I don’t see anything particularly desirable about it.

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  • gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,591 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good for an album if you got a good price.

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  • justmenutty72justmenutty72 Posts: 394 ✭✭✭
    edited August 28, 2022 1:44PM

    Looks like a wholesome desirable XF+👌👍👍 one of my favorite series, loaded with rare die varieties. I love them Shield Nickels 🤩😎

  • Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 8,435 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 28, 2022 3:05PM

    XF45

    Overall nice look for a circ.

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  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,169 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Walkerguy21D said:
    Xf, decent type coin. Is the second “6” repunched? Just wondering why it looks large; I know there are a lot of repunched varieties in this series.

    Good question! I dont think so but I may have to wait until I have coin in hand. I took a chance on seller's pictures that weren't cropped... making the coin look like it was a crater on the moon.

    Collecting: Dansco 7070; Middle Date Large Cents (VF-AU); Box of 20;

    Successful BST transactions with: SilverEagles92; Ahrensdad; Smitty; GregHansen; Lablade; Mercury10c; copperflopper; whatsup; KISHU1; scrapman1077, crispy, canadanz, smallchange, robkool, Mission16, ranshdow, ibzman350, Fallguy, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, jwitten, Walkerguy21D, dsessom.
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like a nice XF Shield nickel.... Let us know how it looks in hand. Cheers, RickO

  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,169 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here are some additional images...

    Collecting: Dansco 7070; Middle Date Large Cents (VF-AU); Box of 20;

    Successful BST transactions with: SilverEagles92; Ahrensdad; Smitty; GregHansen; Lablade; Mercury10c; copperflopper; whatsup; KISHU1; scrapman1077, crispy, canadanz, smallchange, robkool, Mission16, ranshdow, ibzman350, Fallguy, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, jwitten, Walkerguy21D, dsessom.
  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @lkenefic said:
    Here are some additional images...

    based on what you see in-hand, are these close?

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  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    actually, now i look at the OP images, i bet those are really close!

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  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,169 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes, they are. I'm still in the process of upgrading my photographic set-up. I got beaten out on the last Canon I bid on... such is life...

    Collecting: Dansco 7070; Middle Date Large Cents (VF-AU); Box of 20;

    Successful BST transactions with: SilverEagles92; Ahrensdad; Smitty; GregHansen; Lablade; Mercury10c; copperflopper; whatsup; KISHU1; scrapman1077, crispy, canadanz, smallchange, robkool, Mission16, ranshdow, ibzman350, Fallguy, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, jwitten, Walkerguy21D, dsessom.

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