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My poor plywood bookshelf is physically sagging under the weight of all the nickels I have squirreled away from CRH. It is time to declutter, and I want to begin with my nemesis: 2023 Nickels  Given the huge proliferation of WDDR for that year, I have just been stashing every 2023 that I encountered into rolls. I even started a taxonomy spreadsheet where I was going to impose some kind of order on searching through thousands of nickels for 100+ WDDR varieties. Well, after three years, it has gotten a little silly, and I am honestly no closer to finishing that "guide". I consider it something of a Don Quixote vs. windmills moment in my coin roll hunting adventures. Full disclosure: I have mentally conceded that the minor "thickness" varieties and "doubled doorway floor" varieties are probably just die or hub deterioration. Or at the very least, I am no more interested in collecting them than interested in collecting minor DDD specimens. We can toss those off the list right now. It is an open question whether I would rapidly search the heap for the doubled lettering in Monticello varieties to consolidate into a few tubes. So, what else does one search on that year? |
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Very interesting.   |
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Yeah, I quit keeping the doubled doorways, they are as annoying as the doubled column Lincolns for me, there are just too many.... I do keep an eye open for other such things that you noted. I have always had a soft spot for clashes. I did keep VDDR-002, it was a little unique.  -makecents-
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My poor plywood bookshelf is physically sagging under the weight of all the nickels I have squirreled away from CRH. It is time to declutter, Well sorry to hear that (or congrats for having so many nickels that you have saved. But we all tend to start sagging from time and all the added weight gained.  |
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Definitely an interesting topic! Something I'm trying to figure out for myself too. I agree that most of the doorway DDR's are, to me, frankly rather boring and insignificant. Also, unless (perhaps if) you have the "complete set" of every listed DDR, probably not worth much more than face value. I've been thinking of turning most of my crh finds into something more desirable - like ice cream!  As you may have noticed from some of my past posts, I like some of the more obscure anomalies like die trails and die dents. Oh Yeah! This is definitely one to look for: https://www.briansvarietycoins.com/...gs/view/2155(One of my credits  ) Edited by snailking1
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Yes, very interesting |
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My general rule is if it's not in the Red Book and you can't see it with your naked eye (or with my reading glasses, now days), then it's a spender, to me. Not that the micro varieties aren't interesting and collectible, but they just are not for me. To each his/her own! |
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But we all tend to start sagging from time and all the added weight gained. Ugh, don't get me started. We are two-thirds through 2026 already, and I am barely halfway to my goal of 50 for 50. Quote:
I have always had a soft spot for clashes. Makecents, that has always puzzled me. I check the reverse of all 2006-2022 nickels under magnification. After 50000+ nickels, I still haven't found a modern die clash in the wild. I do like the clashes of Jefferson's eyes under the building foundation. Quote:
I like some of the more obscure anomalies like die trails and die dents. That's a good thought, Snailking. I will add that to my list. Maybe I should add FFD as well. Your WDDR should be caught in the net for lettering doubles. |
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wow, that is some list Brand, one that will take me time to peruse..
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Maybe I should add FFD as well.  I was going to say FFD and field restricted struck throughs also, but thought (the more dramatic ones) would fall under your "etc, etc" category  |
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Snailking, tbh, I have a hard time distinguishing field restricted strike through errors from ordinary bag marks. Unless they are some kind of recognizable shape like lint or another object.
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I have a hard time distinguishing field restricted strike through errors from ordinary bag marks. This might be way off, but my very simplistic understanding, is that FRST's are basically FFD with grease (or grit) involved. Edited by snailking1
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Yeah, you're right. I was probably thinking of struck through rim shavings. They look very similar to bag marks.
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