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Amazon99 Pillar of the Community United States 2443 Posts	Posted 05/30/2008 12:58 am Picked these up a month ago at the Central States Numismatic Society Convention in Rosemount, IL. My 21st birthday was a few days before the show and my parents paid for a nice chunk of the 1881 as a present and I picked up the 1871 as a gift to me. Both are keys to the Shield nickel series. Any comments appreciated. I spotted this RPD without a loupe. I must have loupes for eyes. It's a FS-0006.5. Any comments appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 05/30/2008 01:03 am Very nice pickups I got to go to CSNS in St. Louis last year on my birthday Report this Post to the Staff
Amazon99 Pillar of the Community United States 2443 Posts	Posted 05/30/2008 01:17 am That's awesome biokemist. Did you pick anything up? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 05/30/2008 09:03 am LOL, I was there for six hours- I shopped until I dropped That was the largest show I had ever attended and the eye candy was overwhelming. I filled several holes in my type album(Classic Head 1/2c, Capped Bust quarter, etc), stocked up on a few 1909 and VDB Lincolns and I picked up a few nice pieces of exonumia. That 1881 of yours is a good get, that coin is seriously tough. That is the advantage of a big show like CSNS, FUN, or ANA- you can usually find all of the scarce and rare goodies, not just the six figure kind but the three figure kind as well. Report this Post to the Staff
hunter20ga Pillar of the Community United States 1173 Posts	Posted 05/30/2008 09:15 am Very nice, Amazon! YOu gotta luv that RPD! Edited by hunter20ga 05/30/2008 09:16 am Report this Post to the Staff
Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3234 Posts	Posted 05/30/2008 09:22 am Amazon, how common is the RPD? I haven't studied the 1871 date at all, but I do know it is a key date. I would love to get one, one day, that's a decent strike. I don't recall seeing one yet that is fully struck. I do like yours though...great pick up! Report this Post to the Staff
littleboy Pillar of the Community United States 764 Posts	Posted 05/30/2008 3:44 pm when I read your title I was thinking someone 130+ years old got a birthyear coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Amazon99 Pillar of the Community United States 2443 Posts	Posted 05/31/2008 03:19 am Quote: That was the largest show I had ever attended and the eye candy was overwhelming. I filled several holes in my type album(Classic Head 1/2c, Capped Bust quarter, etc), stocked up on a few 1909 and VDB Lincolns and I picked up a few nice pieces of exonumia. That 1881 of yours is a good get, that coin is seriously tough. That is the advantage of a big show like CSNS, FUN, or ANA- you can usually find all of the scarce and rare goodies, not just the six figure kind but the three figure kind as well. Sounds like you picked up some nice coins. I was like that at my first big show too. This was my 2nd biggest(actually this one was the biggest in size) and I came in with a game plan to buy some key Shield nickels. Even with a large show, I found few nickels, but I think I did alright. Quote: Amazon, how common is the RPD? I haven't studied the 1871 date at all, but I do know it is a key date. I would love to get one, one day, that's a decent strike. I don't recall seeing one yet that is fully struck. I do like yours though...great pick up! They're not that common. Fletcher's "The Shield Five Cent Series" only lists 3 varieties and Howard Spindel's SNV lists an additional 2 bring the total to five different varieties. Mine is estimated to have between 5-8 known examples but that number's probably higher. Either way, I think I was lucky to be able to cherrypick this one. Report this Post to the Staff
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