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What's an easy way to differentiate between small and large beads on the 1965 nickel? I looked at the photos posted on the net and they look too close for me to tell. Is there something else to look for besides bead size that gives them away?
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Pillar of the Community
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Count 'em,138 large beads,119 small beads
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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^ That. Hard to keep track when counting that many. You could try counting the amount of beads within a certain quadrant and whichever had more is small beads. This would be much easier.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Attached Jewel on Crown: Small Beads
Detached Jewel on Crown: Large Beads
If you post pictures of the obverse of the coin, it would be easy to determine.
Edited by Canadian-Banknotes
12/14/2013 11:40 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 I also think this falls into the category of "you'll know one when you see one". |
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Pillar of the Community
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Large beads '65 have been found with attached jewel.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
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I hadn't heard about that. Thanks DBM.
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CB,so I've been told,I always wanted to believe that the large bead matrix was scrapped because of unfaithful reproduction of the image,..detached jewel.Now I wonder why a matrix would be created and used probably only for one die.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
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CB,so I've been told,I always wanted to believe that the large bead matrix was scrapped because of unfaithful reproduction of the image,..detached jewel.Now I wonder why a matrix would be created and used probably only for one die. According to some articles the large bead was from PL mint sets. However, there are also few sales listed in lower, circulated grades. So has anyone actually found one of these while searching through a nickel hoard or rolls? What are the odds? |
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Pillar of the Community
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Here is one of ken potters articles from a previous post in regards to identifying the large bead. it can be attached or detached, With the detached being more sought after. an easier way to identify it instead of counting beads is the bead position. http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/...BeadsVar.htm |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for that link C C
Charlton's and Trends list them as circulation strikes,have any been slabbed as PL?
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
Edited by DBM
12/15/2013 1:17 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Actually , when you see one , you will absolutely know. Quite similar in appearance to the difference in the small and large beads Silver dollars of 1965 and 1966. The normal 1965 nickel is sort of flat and low relief and the large bead is more of a high relief effect.
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Thanks for the info Pacificoin,I have never seen one in hand.Maybe there were problems striking the new portrait in high reief and the matrices were turfed after just one or two dies of production.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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