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matthewpj73 Valued Member United States 187 Posts	Posted 10/10/2011 5:02 pm Curious for thoughts on this 1868 nickel 3Cent I believe there are at least four things going on here - A) Die cracks B) Cud C) Die Clash (around the 4 o'clock - 5 o'clock position on obverse is most visible) D) Issue with rim (off center?) Please provide feedback, am I correctly Identifying? Also, grade and value with these issues please. THANKS Report this Post to the Staff

dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 10/10/2011 6:08 pm Looks like terminal die state for the obverse die. It may have originated from the clash. I always look at these and wonder if that was the last strike before the die went Chernobyl. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinsKelly Pillar of the Community United States 3453 Posts	Posted 10/10/2011 8:46 pm There also appears to be doubling on the obverse. All totally cool. Nice strike on obv, OK strike on rev. I would venture MS for this one (but I admit I have problems seeing rubs in images). Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 10/11/2011 10:58 am Yep, cracks, a small Cud, die clash, rinning of the obverse rim. The doubling that CoinsKelly mentioned is there on some of the lettering as well. That is Longacre doubling and really isn't considered an error. Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 10/12/2011 6:49 pm Yep! All the above! The US Mint had a tough time dealing with such a hard metal as Nickel during their minting process of these coins! Report this Post to the Staff
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