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blcoinnut Valued Member United States 189 Posts	Posted 02/24/2008 09:01 am I have been trying to ID an 1866 Shield nickel and saw that there is a variety with a center dot on the obv and rev but I haven't been able to find a pix of one to compare with mine. Can someone post a pix of one so I can compaire it to mine? THANKS Report this Post to the Staff

j_h_s Pillar of the Community United States 1934 Posts	Posted 02/24/2008 09:22 am bl, here's a picture from coinfacts that says, "1866 14,742,500 est. 500 Proofs have a diagnostic center-dot on both sides. http://www.coinfacts.com/nickels/sh...nickels.html http://www.coinfacts.com/nickels/sh...d_nickel.htm It looks like they mean "on both sides" is (SE and SW) of the reverse Report this Post to the Staff
j_h_s Pillar of the Community United States 1934 Posts	Posted 02/24/2008 09:27 am Actually, I dont know what they mean...my early morning eyes dont see any difference between the 66 and 67 when I look at them both. Shield nickel Design Hubs - Reverse Hubs Reverse hubs are differentiated by checking the relative positions of the stars to the lettering. In the case of reverse hubs Ip and I, the rays between the stars are immediately recognizable. Try this: http://www.shieldnickels.net/hubs/reverseHubs.html Reverse Hub Ip Used only for 1866 Proofs. Stars point to midpoint of A (STATES), to the space between AM (AMERICA), and to the left foot of R (AMERICA). The center dot is also diagnostic for this hub. Report this Post to the Staff
blcoinnut Valued Member United States 189 Posts	Posted 02/24/2008 10:17 am j_h_s Thanks for the replies I didnt know the dot was a proof only issue, guess its not mine. Report this Post to the Staff
Amazon99 Pillar of the Community United States 2443 Posts	Posted 02/27/2008 03:25 am I agree with j h s. I also think some pattern Shield nickels also had a dot on them (thought I'm not sure). Anyways, I just want to say that for some reason when I'm offline for more than three days, there's always a Shield nickel question! Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 03/05/2008 11:23 am quote: I also think some pattern Shield nickels also had a dot on them (thought I'm not sure). Actually the 1866 proofs were made using two pattern dies each of which has a center dot. None of the business strike production dies has a center dot. Report this Post to the Staff
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