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New Member
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Found this nice little coin in a box that's been lying around unnoticed for 20 odd years. My coin evaluation skills aren't great - I thought this one would maybe be some kind of very good? One side seems better than the other though. Thoughts?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd grade this between VG-10 and F-12. I don't have much experience grading Shield nickels though so I could be off. -MV |
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United States
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I do not own any Shield nickel or good at grading coins but going by the book VF20. |
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United States
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Very nice coin, I'll grade it F-15. Do you realize that this coin is a DDO, or Doubled-Die Obverse? I can see the doubling on the shield even from your pictures. Check out this photo of the FS-05-1872-101 (007), which is a fancy name for a certain variation of the 1872 DDO. 
(Image courtesy of shieldnickels.net)According to my CherryPickers' Guide, this DDO in F-12 is worth $95, and in VF-20 it jumps to $125, so you have quite a valuable coin there, partner! Edited by Rollsearcher37
05/14/2014 2:10 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hard to judge from the pics (scans?). I would go VF20 tentatively without better shots.
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New Member
 United Kingdom
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Thanks for all the replies. Re the " DDO". I'm not 100% sure what I'm looking for. Here's another picture with some arrows pointing at what I imagine I'm supposed to be seeing - sort of like another edge?  |
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The description in my guide for your DDO states that "moderate doubling is evident on the annulet, cross, leaves, and shield, with the secondary image south-southeast of the primary image". The easiest way to tell if a Shield nickel is a DDO is to look at the annulet, or the small circle at the bottom of the cross. I noticed even on your first round of pics that there was a secondary circle underneath the first. However, I'm used to seeing normal Shield nickels, so it really stood out to me. Here is a close up picture of a normal nickel for comparison.
Image courtesy of barrygoldberg.net |
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United Kingdom
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I see it now - it's very noticeable after looking at a normal coin.
Somehow this coin found its way from the USA to Scotland (where I am) during the early 20th century, ending up in a box of coins my grandparents gave me many moons ago.
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