Posted 03/15/2016 01:06 am
The fact is the nickle composition made the die life quite short before they began to break up, I like die cracks myself, and search them out in the Two Cent series, but moxking is correct it is probably more difficult to find these Shield nickels without die cracks than with them, once the die crack completes a full edge to edge section and the die breaks away, it leaves a Cud or raised area in the now void of the die, those are what are worth a premium to most collectors.This is a great site to learn more about Cuds; http://cuds-on-coins.com/
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ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector.
See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440
