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decoinboy Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 08/23/2008 5:10 pm I just picked this up today. I am new to collecting Shield nickels and was wondering what this would grade. Thanks. Image: OBV1.jpg 97.77 KB Image: OBV2.jpg 86.52 KB Image: REV1.jpg 78.02 KB Image: REV2.jpg 89.34 KB Report this Post to the Staff

atlashealth Pillar of the Community United States 1691 Posts	Posted 08/23/2008 5:29 pm although cleaned, they look to be EF-40 or 45.... welcome to the forum! Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 08/23/2008 5:40 pm I agree with the XF40 grade and cleaned in the past. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
mklpatrick Pillar of the Community United States 580 Posts	Posted 09/04/2008 5:18 pm How can you tell that they are cleaned? From the collection of dirt in the ribs of the shield and around the stars on the reverse? Report this Post to the Staff
chrsb Pillar of the Community United States 936 Posts	Posted 09/04/2008 5:32 pm I am guessing that they are saying cleaned by the dark rings around the details on the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
decoinboy Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 09/04/2008 11:42 pm Thanks for the input on the grade. Do dark rings around the details always indicate a coin has been cleaned? Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 09/05/2008 12:29 am In general this is true. It depends. Now I have it both ways. I think you have to look for evenness though the coin. I feel most coins of this age have been cleaned at one time or another. I am not the purist. I don't care much about if a coin has been cleaned. As long as it looks good I'm okay with it. So congrat on the acquisition. XF45 to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Amazon99 Pillar of the Community United States 2443 Posts	Posted 09/12/2008 12:28 am XF45, maybe AU50 During the shield series run, a lot Shield nickels were redeemed by the government and cleaned(by dipping them in an acid) and then reissued. This is why a lot of Shield nickels have a muted, luster free look on them. Personally, I think it was cleaned. Still, it's a nice coin and you wouldn't have a problem finding interested buyers for it if you sold it. I also see something funky going on with the date. Can't tell if it's a RPD or just Machine Doubling. Can you get a close up of it? Report this Post to the Staff
decoinboy Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 09/19/2008 12:25 am Amazon - Thanks for the info on the Shield nickels do you know why the government decided to clean them? I noticed the date too. I posted some pictures of the date in the error forum and the consensus was it was Machine Doubling. Good catch thou. Report this Post to the Staff
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