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Justinwd Valued Member United States 311 Posts	Posted 02/06/2016 10:34 pm Hey everyone I picked up my first Shield nickel today, I gave 30$ for it. I think it's around vf35 but I don't have any experience with them so what do you guys think? Report this Post to the Staff

paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 02/06/2016 11:55 pm I'm going to go with XF40, weak strike as usual, neat die cracks at the tops of the wreath. Good looking Shield, problem free. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 02/07/2016 02:01 am I agree it should make XF. It looks pretty nice with the only exception being the stain? on the reverse. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 02/07/2016 07:17 am I would go low XF Nice coin Report this Post to the Staff
dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 02/07/2016 08:46 am great price for such a nice example. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 02/07/2016 11:22 am Super example for $30 that grades an easy EF-40. A little tougher date to boot. Congratulations. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36903 Posts	Posted 02/07/2016 3:38 pm EF-40 Report this Post to the Staff
Justinwd Valued Member United States 311 Posts	Posted 02/07/2016 3:45 pm Thanks everyone for the responses, I'm really happy with it. I like the die cracks on it. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/07/2016 4:01 pm Agree E-40, but tell us what's going on with that spot on the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 02/07/2016 9:27 pm EF-40. Report this Post to the Staff
Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3234 Posts	Posted 02/08/2016 11:36 am VF30 Report this Post to the Staff
rgl1951 New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 02/08/2016 3:10 pm XF-45 the stars look great Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18717 Posts	Posted 02/08/2016 8:13 pm im at XF40 also, majority of stars show full detail on a 35 majority will not. also, majority of leaves show veins. you wont see this on a 35. most of them will not have veins still showing. fully defined vertical lines are also a signature of a 40 coin Report this Post to the Staff
Justinwd Valued Member United States 311 Posts	Posted 02/08/2016 10:17 pm Thanks guys for the info, I'm not sure what the stain is. I'm looking into getting a digital camera, just a ok one, that way I can get close up pictures. Report this Post to the Staff
Dith Pran Valued Member United States 283 Posts	Posted 02/08/2016 10:42 pm That's a good price for this coin. I'd say it's an XF. Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 02/08/2016 11:00 pm EF-40. Report this Post to the Staff
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