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cdngmt Valued Member Canada 402 Posts	Posted 02/15/2014 6:45 pm I was looking at some nickel dollars and I was struck (pardon the pun) how much superior the 1977 nickel dollars look in terms of sharpness and luster as compared to previous and even to later years. I did notice the 1977's have a wider rim,but is there any other reason? Thanks Arthur Report this Post to the Staff

westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7631 Posts	Posted 02/15/2014 8:15 pm New hubs, new master dies and better technology usually result in better coins. Report this Post to the Staff
nickle nubber Valued Member Canada 247 Posts	Posted 02/15/2014 9:36 pm Not sure but maybe a Proof Like as compared to Business strike ? Report this Post to the Staff
lambecolin Pillar of the Community Canada 618 Posts	Posted 02/15/2014 10:53 pm Maybe you are correct----you must check at least 100 to 200 of the 1977's and see if there is any reason for any differences.---IMHO Report this Post to the Staff
cdngmt Valued Member Canada 402 Posts	Posted 02/16/2014 12:41 am Sorry I was not clear, I'm an amateur collector and all are business strikes. Not sure what new hubs are, but have looked at 40 to fifty 1977's and they all seem to have a "sharper" & a clearer look than earlier years as well as higher luster. Hope this clarifies some of the points raised Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 02/16/2014 12:01 pm 1977 was a year for change and redesign... Quote: New hubs, new master dies and better technology usually result in better coins Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10463 Posts	Posted 02/16/2014 4:48 pm Your observations mirror my own Arthur. 1977 was probably the first year this coin was struck by the new presses in Winnipeg. It was strongly struck, which also was probably detrimental to the life of the dies - this is the lowest mintage year also. The thick, raised rims allowed for protection of the coin's struck surfaces. 1977 is one of the easiest years to get a gem MS-65 or MS-66 strike, only 1968 and 1982 Constitution dollars are easier to find in high grades. You can also find some (but not all) 1974 nickel dollar coins with a similar, wide rim. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Edited by SPP-Ottawa 02/16/2014 4:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff
cdngmt Valued Member Canada 402 Posts	Posted 02/17/2014 12:34 am Thanks to all those who took time to post replies.. Regards Arthur Report this Post to the Staff
persistnt Pillar of the Community Canada 726 Posts	Posted 02/18/2014 5:29 pm Yu guys missed one----...Nickel as a metal comes out better asnot as Hard as gold or silver.....Cu ....(Who catches that joke?).. Report this Post to the Staff
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