1868 Shield 5c, Doubled Die obverse, Any Shield nickel experts care to help with attribution?
Manorcourtman
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The series has some extremely nice, doubled die examples! Here's one I just got. I'm not sure if it is a FS-101, FS-111 or neither! The annulet, cross and leaves are extremely doubled! Also, the vertical shield lines cross into the horizontal shield lines at the bottom. It's the reverse of 1867 type. Enjoy the pics and thanks for any help!
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Very cool.
Not sure if @howards still posts here or not, but he was one of the resident experts on the series. He helped with several of mine, including a new discovery RPD 1873 that he documented.
By referencing my CPG, I would say FS-101 due to the "horizontal lines "bleed" into the vertical lines." The bleeding lines is not mentioned in FS-111. But I agree that @howards is The SME on Shield Nickels.
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I agree FS-101 and FS-111 are the main two possibilities.
The best online resource that I know of is the NGC Variety Plus page:
https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plus/united-states/nickels/shield-five-cents-1866-1883/
But the photos there of FS-101 and FS-111 are not enough to distinguish the two.
(They are of lower grade coins and are limited to the area around the annulus).
The photos are enough to rule out all of the other 1868 DDOs that have photos, although a couple do not have photos.
Howard's site doesn't have images of most of the varieties he lists.
His preference has been to distribute images via his "Shield Nickel Viewer" app.