1872 Shield Nickel - Possible Doubled Die Obverse / DDO

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fredm2654 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 03/30/2025 4:17 pm Looking for better opinion on my 1872 Shield nickel - as an amateur I suspect it may be a VP-011, although VP-001 on the NGCcoin site also lists a VP-001 in text only (no pic) which also describes my coin (I think) as well. Pics: - obv - rev - obv annulet (this pic assisted me most in eliminating many other VP-xxx varieties - but maybe I was too hasty? - obv left leaf 1 and left leaf 2 - obv left leaf 3 - obv right leaf 1 and right leaf 2 - vp-011 comparison - vp-001 description I have a few more pics (reverse machine damage? A fer obv diecracks) that I'll put in a second reply post... * Edited by Staff to crop and/or rotate and/or resize images. In the future, please crop, resize, and correctly orient images before uploading. * Report this Post to the Staff

fredm2654 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 03/30/2025 4:26 pm OK, so after the experts have fun with the last post, please confirm these rev photos are simply MD and/or Longacre doubling (and not some new variety DDR!) and I just want to show a suspected die crack on the rev, and on the obv another suspected die crack as well as both the "N" and "S" appear to be grease struck. Thanks. Edited by fredm2654 03/30/2025 4:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff
nfine Pillar of the Community United States 3342 Posts	Posted 03/30/2025 4:54 pm Looks like Longacre doubling to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn70 Valued Member United States 232 Posts	Posted 03/30/2025 9:14 pm Definitely a DDO. FS-101 is the closest comparison. Reverse is only Longacre doubling. Edited by Finn70 03/30/2025 9:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff
fredm2654 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 03/31/2025 12:30 am @Finn70 thanks. I originally was torn between the VP-006 (AKA FS-101) and the VP-011 (which seems to not have an FS designation), but eventually opted for the latter (VP-011) - based on the doubled die impression on my coin (above) the annulet seems to be repunched north-slightly west, while the VP-006/FS-101 (below) seems north-slightly east. I don't really see any other distinguishing attributes to help me. Edited by fredm2654 03/31/2025 12:31 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 162803 Posts	Posted 03/31/2025 12:48 pm Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Tanman2001 Pillar of the Community United States 4328 Posts	Posted 04/05/2025 3:42 pm This one isn't listed in VarietyPlus. Certainly not a match to VP-011 as the die cracks across the annulet differ. Using Spindel's Shield nickel Viewer, this one appears to be Spindel: S2-1000, Fletcher: F-111, CONECA: 20-O-IV. Co-editor of https://www.doubleddie.com/ Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 58626 Posts	Posted 04/05/2025 4:15 pm Nice DDO! Reverse shows Longacre's Doubling. https://www.error-ref.com/longacre-s-doubling/ Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
fredm2654 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 04/06/2025 11:18 pm Thank you @Tanman2001, I spent a ton of time looking at what seemed to be an unending number of Variety Plus FS's and VP's and never felt confident I nailed it. It's kind of good to know that it wasn't so much my lack of diagnostic skills as it was my lack of reference materials. I have the Shield nickel Viewer DEMO, and reached to Spindel about the full product. While it is a reasonable cost, my collection of 15-20 nickels, and the fact that these are not something I target or will expand on, I didn't pull the trigger and purchase it. Report this Post to the Staff
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1872 Shield Nickel - Possible DDO