Shield nickel 1883/2 or 1882 repunch?

smprfi

I just bought one today.Is there supposed to be doubling on the whole obverse?Here are some close ups.I have more of other areas of the coin.

shirohniichan

This deserves a TTT.

It looks like an 1882/3, but I've never heard of such a creature. It doesn't look like any of the 3 overdates illustrated in Breen's encyclopedia. I'm also interested in finding out what it is. Cool find!

Ronyahski

I'd say an 1882 repunch. I checked the Peters/Mohon book that lists all the known varieties, and I do not see it described. None of the varitities listed describe all of the numbers repunched west like this one shows. Maybe you got a new one here.

JohnsCoins

The coin is an 1882 with a filled die. I have a couple that I bought in an auction. Thought I was getting a couple of 1883/2 coins at a real good deal. I should have looked at the book before bidding. There appears to be doubling on the coin but it isn't listed in the Cherrypickers guide. The last comment in the Cherrypickers under Sheild nickels mentions the filled die.

John

Conder101

This is an example of the 1882 "heavy 2". The 2 part of the logotype punch was breaking down filling in the 2 and making it into a blob. These are quite common on the 1882 nickels and many dealers try to and do sell them as the 1883/2 overdate. A few enterprising dealers even try to call them an 1882/1 overdate. One key thing to look for on the 1883/2 is the spacing between the digits in the date. the 1883 logotype punch was very wide and the digits were well spaced with almost enough room to squeeze in another digit between each of them. In contrast the digits on the 1882 are close together, less than half a digits width apart. If you don't see that wide date it isn't an 1883 so it can't be an 1883/2.

The doubling you see around the date is just strike doubling while the doubling around the motto is Longacre doubling. It is especially noticable inside the O of god.

lathmach

I agree with conder101.

Ray

smprfi

Is there a premium for this type?

dorkkarl

it is not the 3/2, which is an underrated variety in terms of trying to find it. a lot of collectors just call this the "blob 2", & the example shown looks like machine doubling. no premium on this coin, they are common.

K S

Conder101

No premium.

FC57Coins

It may be common - but it's a very nice coin nonetheless!

Frank

smprfi

Thanks everyone.