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1883/2 (?) Shield Nickel

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 Posted 10/19/2011  01:01 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add matthewpj73 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hello, please grade this 1883 Shield nickel, and confirm if it is a 1883/2 or not.

Thank you!



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 Posted 10/19/2011  11:05 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Conder101 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That is an 1882 Shield nickel not an 1883. In 1883 the date logotype punch had a lot more space between the digits. You could almost put another digit in between each of them.

The 1882 logotype punch broke down during use resulting in a "Heavy 2" that dealers frequently try to pass off as either an 83/2 or as an "unlisted" 82/1. Many of the 83/2 Shield nickels listed on ebay, especially the raw ones, are actually 1882 heavy 2's.

Here are pictures of the 1882 date logotype and the 1883 logotype so you can see the differnce in spacing. (Photos are from the http://www.shieldnickels.net website)
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10/19/2011 11:12 am
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 Posted 10/19/2011  6:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add matthewpj73 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
So you are saying I have nothing more than a heavily worn '82? Rats.
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 Posted 10/20/2011  09:33 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TreasHunt to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
yes, not the over date.

Be careful, I have seen many of these (like your coin) with just wear and dealers showing them as the overdate.

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 Posted 10/20/2011  12:44 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add matthewpj73 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Oh well...at least I have other coins that love me.
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 Posted 10/20/2011  12:44 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add matthewpj73 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Oh, and I learned something.
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