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Pillar of the Community
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but can anyone tell me why this was marked at $20 at my LCS? OK - looked it up, with a combination of mintage of almost 29 Million, cleaned, uncertified, and the rim damage - 20$ might be the right price for someone that wanted to fill a hole in their Nickle or Type set album |
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Rest in Peace
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I really can't tell much from those scans.
It appears that $20 would be very cheap given the apparent grade.
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United States
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Die clashes, Cuds, and cracks were very common on these early nickel coins. Look at some 1865 3 cent nickels and you'll know. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Very decent price, I especially love the Cud on the reverse. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I still think thats a Cud the die crack runs right up to it. If it was damage that would be an extremely convient place |
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Quote: And " Cud" seems to be a hit in circulation, not a die chip! If you notice the rim is included in the damage, a " Cud" is a broken piece of the die on the rim area and would not show the actual rim ! At first I too thought it was a rim/edge hit. But then I noticed that it seems to be integrated with the die crack that runs above the "UN". That puts me on the fence about it being a Cud. |
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Pillar of the Community
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It appears to be EF/AU and genuine. And yes, we cannot tell anything about the surface from the scans. You have it in hand. Is it cleaned?
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Pillar of the Community
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I assumed it was cleaned when I bought it, but I am no expert on cleaning. The color seems normal.
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Looks like a great buy to me.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The area above the N in UNITED is a Cud. Unless it is very harshly cleaned $20 is a great price for this coin. And as mention cracks and Cuds on these coins are very common. In fact it is difficult to find coins that DON'T have cracks/cuds and die chips. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I think $20 is a GREAT price for this coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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do you have a camera in your cell phone? try pictures with that usually they are worlds better than a scanner
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Pillar of the Community
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I put together a collection of Shield nickels a few years ago. No doubt there are a lot of die cracks on these. Here are two 1867 Shield nickels struck from the same shattered die in early and late die states.  |
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