Question For Knowledgable Shield Nickel Person

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taylor34 Valued Member United States 73 Posts	Posted 06/29/2013 6:52 pm So I've got this 1883 Shield nickel, and while getting ready to take pictures of it for ebay with my usb microscope I noticed that it has doubling all over the place on the front and back letters. Is this normal? Not being all that familiar with Shield nickels I had no idea whether this was common or not. Below are the pictures. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 06/29/2013 7:19 pm It has the look of Longacre Doubling, not as common on Shield nickels as other designs but still known to occur. The term "Longacre Doubling" might possibly be a misnomer; although some Longacre designs show it with great frequency, it's also known on US designs of that era which weren't his, as well as non-US issues. "Normal," yes, but with Shields not "common." Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 06/29/2013 8:25 pm and a pretty good example of Longacre doubling. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
taylor34 Valued Member United States 73 Posts	Posted 06/29/2013 8:45 pm Thanks for the help. Just wanted to make sure before I sell it that it wasn't something that was rare and worth a lot of extra money. :) Report this Post to the Staff
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