Posted 12/17/2007 10:48 pm
Hi roach. A picture would help help to determine if it's already an existing variety or if you have a new one. Missing leaves have been found on 1866, 1867, 1868, and on some tall date 1869 nickels. As to value, obviously undamaged higher grade problem free nickels would bring in the most money. Also, if it has an double die or a repunctured date that would also bring in an additional premium.
As to a specific value for yours, it's kinda up in the air. I would say that a missing leaf variety is probably one of the most know in the series. In any other series that might be good, but I would say that might actually hurt you since there's so few nickel variety collectors chances are that most of us have at least one missing leaf. That being said, they're still "rare" and the true numbers of ML's are unknown. As to a dollar value, that's also hard to say. I recently paid close to a $100 for an XF/AU but it looks to be problem free. On ebay a lightly corroded '68 with a repunctured date went for around $40, while a 1866 on ebay graded by PCI as a fine went for just over $100. If yours is unlisted new variety it might be worth a bit more for now?
If you want, you can e-mail Howard Spindel, THE man of Shield nickels. His e-mail is at his website: http://www.shieldnickels.net/ Howard is very knowledgeable and friendly and always replies to e-mails and usually you'll have a response within a day. You can also join Howard's yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shield_Nickels/ There you can asks others for their opinion on your coin and maybe ask what they would pay for it to get a ruff estimate?
Either way, keep us updated and post pictures!
As to a specific value for yours, it's kinda up in the air. I would say that a missing leaf variety is probably one of the most know in the series. In any other series that might be good, but I would say that might actually hurt you since there's so few nickel variety collectors chances are that most of us have at least one missing leaf. That being said, they're still "rare" and the true numbers of ML's are unknown. As to a dollar value, that's also hard to say. I recently paid close to a $100 for an XF/AU but it looks to be problem free. On ebay a lightly corroded '68 with a repunctured date went for around $40, while a 1866 on ebay graded by PCI as a fine went for just over $100. If yours is unlisted new variety it might be worth a bit more for now?
If you want, you can e-mail Howard Spindel, THE man of Shield nickels. His e-mail is at his website: http://www.shieldnickels.net/ Howard is very knowledgeable and friendly and always replies to e-mails and usually you'll have a response within a day. You can also join Howard's yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shield_Nickels/ There you can asks others for their opinion on your coin and maybe ask what they would pay for it to get a ruff estimate?
Either way, keep us updated and post pictures!
