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47P7 Pillar of the Community Canada 1505 Posts	Posted 01/26/2015 1:22 pm Had a conversation with another collector recently about the 1953 Nickel Mules and how easy it is to ID them. I bet many of you have to revert to the book, including myself when you have a 1953 nickel in hand. Thought some of you might be interested how to Identify these 2 rather pricy mules. Hope the images will help a bit. 1953 NSF-NL = NO Shoulderfold - Near leaf (nearly double the price than its counter part) 1953 Nickel Mule SF Far Shoulderfold far leaf. Edited by 47P7 01/26/2015 1:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff

nickelsguy Pillar of the Community Canada 2301 Posts	Posted 01/27/2015 09:04 am Nice pics, well done. MM Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDon Pillar of the Community Canada 2360 Posts	Posted 01/27/2015 09:09 am Is the proximity of the 9 in the date to the bottom denticles also a marker for near/far leaf? Seem to remember this from another thread. Thanks for this informative post 47P7. Edited by SilverDon 01/27/2015 09:10 am Report this Post to the Staff
aswag Valued Member United States 214 Posts	Posted 01/27/2015 10:37 am Like SilverDon I read in an old post that the distance of the 9 is an indicator. If so, I think I just cherry picked a SF Far in a lot of coins on ebay earlier this week. To me it is "clear" that the 9 is far but it is hard to argue the maple leaf is far. Opinions? Grade? Report this Post to the Staff
47P7 Pillar of the Community Canada 1505 Posts	Posted 01/27/2015 12:17 pm Thank MM Have never heard the 9 to be a marker to indicate a Mule. Sorry, but yours does not look like a Mule. Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 01/27/2015 1:13 pm 47P7..scroll down to see the different 9s http://www.numicanada.com/forum/vie...f=23&t=22261 Report this Post to the Staff
middross Pillar of the Community Canada 695 Posts	Posted 01/27/2015 2:15 pm I have found that the width of the rim (from where the denticle branches off to the edge of the rim) is a great indicator. Look at the near leaf......it is not the leaf that is nearer to the denticles (the leaf doesn't actually move positions on the coin in a near or far), but the other way around because of the width of the rim. I hope that I explained that in a way that is understandable. Edited by middross 01/27/2015 2:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
doctorman1941 Pillar of the Community Canada 504 Posts	Posted 01/27/2015 8:43 pm The bottom of the nine almost touches the rim denticles in the NSF so look at the top scan as this is a marker. Report this Post to the Staff
Vancouver IslandCoinKid Forum Kid Canada 1074 Posts	Posted 02/01/2015 2:02 pm too bad about the corrosion and rust... nice coin though! Report this Post to the Staff
aswag Valued Member United States 214 Posts	Posted 02/20/2015 10:35 pm Can someone please post how many NSF vs. SF mules have been graded by ICCS? Report this Post to the Staff
TheCoinHunter Pillar of the Community Canada 1461 Posts	Posted 02/21/2015 4:11 pm The markers in this thread are the easiest to use. The flared "I" becomes very obvious when you look at enough coins. Price wise, mules can be easily obtained for 40% trends, even less sometimes in lower grades. Little harder to find above AU. Many collectors will agree that these coins are more common (especially the SF/FL) with well over 300 coins ICCS graded between F-EF. Good informative post. Report this Post to the Staff
aswag Valued Member United States 214 Posts	Posted 02/22/2015 2:40 pm TheCoinHunter - Thanks for the info on SF/FL ICCS population. What is it for NSF/NL? Is this a NSF/NL? Report this Post to the Staff
aswag Valued Member United States 214 Posts	Posted 02/22/2015 2:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
TheCoinHunter Pillar of the Community Canada 1461 Posts	Posted 03/01/2015 11:34 am Sorry for the late response to this. the Numbers for the NSF/NL are slightly over 100 in the same grade range. Report this Post to the Staff
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