1953 Shoulder Fold Far Nickel, Please Grade

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Ningcumpoop Valued Member Canada 220 Posts	Posted 08/12/2013 12:31 am I bought a bag of nickels from a seller in the states and there were about 400 1953 nickels in it. I found this SFF nickel along with 1 more lower grade one, also in the bag were 2 NSF Near nickels that I might get you guys to grade for me later. Please pardon the pics, I found it difficult to get the detail with the flash on the camera so I had to blind the flash....this is why it appears darker that in hand..... Report this Post to the Staff

DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9866 Posts	Posted 08/12/2013 12:49 am VF30 Amazing finds "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 08/12/2013 06:15 am Very close to EF-40, great looking photos. Report this Post to the Staff
DEVLEC Pillar of the Community Canada 3234 Posts	Posted 08/12/2013 09:48 am Could anyone here give more info on this coin..(variety details)? ....and also the doubling of the "CAN" in Canada? Report this Post to the Staff
jg86 Pillar of the Community Canada 686 Posts	Posted 08/12/2013 10:56 am DEVLEC - In 1953, there were two different obverses used: the Shoulder Fold, and No Shoulder Fold. On circulated examples, many SFs appear to be NSFs, so it's easiest to identify using the letter I in ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA. The NSF has flared I's, and the SF has straight I's. There were also two different reverses used, some have the leaves (beside 5 CENTS) near the denticles, and some are further away. Looking at a few, you'll see the difference. Most of the die pairings were either Shoulder Fold, Near Leaf, or No Shoulder Fold, Far Leaf. The other two combinations (Shoulder Fold, Far Leaf, and No Shoulder Fold, Near Leaf) are quite rare, and are sometimes dubbed mules (I personally disagree with the wording). As such, these varieties are worth a large premium (hundreds of dollars, rather than face value). Report this Post to the Staff
cownick Pillar of the Community Canada 677 Posts	Posted 08/12/2013 7:04 pm EF in my opinion. I would make plans to revisit him again. Report this Post to the Staff
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