Who Wants? 1866 Shield Nickel Dual REV Die Breaks NGC AU-55

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oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 3:14 pm Here is a pretty dramatic Shield nickel with some "character"; http://www.greatcollections.com/Coi...ks-NGC-AU-55 It's a nice coin, but not opening bid of $368 (plus fees {A 10% buyer's fee (min $5) applies to this auction.}) nice...besides I already have this "hole" filled in my 7070. Edited by oih82w8 01/15/2013 3:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 5:12 pm Holy cow. Two big Retained Cuds on the same coin. I'm obviously not in that league, but it's the coin I'd consider throwing moon money at if I were. Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 5:54 pm Old AND Busted!! Report this Post to the Staff
CoinsKelly Pillar of the Community United States 3453 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 6:53 pm ...like some people I know IRL.... (I don't know anyone on the forum IRL) Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 7:00 pm I love it. Must. stop. looking at it... Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 7:15 pm Quote: I love it. Must. stop. looking at it... A note to help you get over this one: AU55 is a $200 coin if you get one with excellent eye appeal. The opening bid for this example is "Moon Money" just to get on the board, and bidding won't stop there. This coin is massively messed up, even by the world-class standards of Shield nickels, but IMO going that far for the coin is only justifiable to a serious series specialist. Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 7:48 pm Thanks for that cold water, Dave :) Report this Post to the Staff
mkman123 Pillar of the Community United States 3184 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 8:59 pm I like it and honestly guys, there are those that pay what greysheet or price guides say and then there are others that are willing to pay above it for nice coins or coins that are "different" Report this Post to the Staff
Windchild Pillar of the Community Canada 1411 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 9:08 pm I love it! Too bad I'm on an unemployed YN's budget Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 10:23 pm Sweet! Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 01/16/2013 02:21 am Hi, When I first started collecting Shield nickels I ran into many Cuds like these thinking that I had found big bucks but later found out that the dies on these types of coins had one of the shorter life spans (requiring more frequent replacement) compared to other coins. Nevertheless, you have one fine coin here. I do have a couple of questions for my own clarification needs: 1) Does a die crack/break(one type of Cud) usually appear like this particular Shield surface: almost similar to a beginning de-lamination? 2) Also does a die chip(another type of Cud)usually 'only' appear like a bump or blob of metal protruding above the surface of a coin? Thanks, mdpmedia Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 01/16/2013 08:36 am With the introduction to the "nickel" (which is a really hard metal to work with in the first place {Mohs Hardness 4 MPa (Megapascals) versus Gold @ Gold 2.5MPa, Silver @ Mohs Hardness 2.5 MPa and Copper @ Mohs Hardness 3 MPa}), that the dies that were used (initially) were not up to the challenge of striking this material, therefore the life expectancy was greatly diminished during the first few years, especially the first (1866). Further hardening of the dies was required to increase the die life or softening (annealing) of the planchets would be required or a combination of both. My newly acquired 1866 has some dramatic die cracks and I am more than satisfied with the purchase. Edited by oih82w8 01/16/2013 4:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 01/16/2013 4:31 pm Great coin and a nice history lesson! Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 01/21/2013 9:48 pm No bids yet...6 days to go! Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 01/25/2013 08:50 am Great Cuds! Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 01/27/2013 2:59 pm This auction closes tonight...no bids yet...although there are a couple of "watchers". Report this Post to the Staff
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