Did Shield Nickels Only Have Smooth Rims?

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awallin01 Valued Member United Kingdom 477 Posts	Posted 03/21/2014 08:45 am I recently bought some Shield nickels, and I have an 1868 where the rim has irregular lines around the rim. There is no consistency to them, but they are aged in tone like the rest of the nickel. Report this Post to the Staff

awallin01 Valued Member United Kingdom 477 Posts	Posted 03/21/2014 09:42 am Here are some pics of the coin in question, and another 1868 for comparison. The larger pictured Shield nickel is the one with the lines on the rim, as pictured in the other three pictures. Also sorry for the lack of focus on picture 4. Edited by awallin01 03/21/2014 09:43 am Report this Post to the Staff
epikur Pillar of the Community Sweden 729 Posts	Posted 03/21/2014 10:01 am I guess someone was bored... Or maybe the Shield nickel is similar in size and wheight to some other currency's coin with a higher value and a reeded edge... Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 03/21/2014 10:17 am As Elmer Fudd would say: "Wuwined!" Report this Post to the Staff
awallin01 Valued Member United Kingdom 477 Posts	Posted 03/21/2014 10:19 am I was thinking it was someone adding them, given the irregular nature of the reeded edge. Or a counterfeiters version of the nickel maybe? Interesting oddity :). Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 03/21/2014 11:21 am Makes me wonder what the person that did that was thinking. Report this Post to the Staff
awallin01 Valued Member United Kingdom 477 Posts	Posted 03/21/2014 11:37 am I've seen notch's added to things for odd and sinister reasons, but these are just odd lol no regularity. Whoever did this, did it a while ago judging by the aging. But I've read a few more things saying some counterfeiters added reeding to there coins, they were bad counterfeiters hahaha. Oh well paid a couple of pounds for a couple of them, nothing ventured nothing gained. Report this Post to the Staff
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