1868 Shield Nickel RPD Discovery Piece?

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Finn70 Valued Member United States 247 Posts	Posted 10/31/2019 12:08 pm This Shield nickel has a doubled 6 and a tripled 8, as well as the reverse of 68 (FS-902) with hub breaks on 'C' and 'S' in CENTS. I purchased this a few years ago as a normal AU-50 coin, but I cannot identify its specific variety, does anyone recognize it? Edited by Finn70 10/31/2019 2:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Classic Coins Pillar of the Community United States 940 Posts	Posted 10/31/2019 2:06 pm Finn70, That is a fantastic repunched date! I'm a Shield nickel variety collector, and I haven't seen this one before. Howard at the below site has an extensive database on Shield nickels, and he may be able to tell you more. He has documented many unlisted varieties. http://www.shieldnickels.net/ Edited by Classic Coins 10/31/2019 2:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 10/31/2019 7:00 pm Outstanding example. Especially odd as it had to be a replaced obverse die. I don't see a single die crack, other than at the bottom of the reverse. Shields are so much fun because they are the kings of the die cracks. I've never seen that obverse. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn70 Valued Member United States 247 Posts	Posted 10/31/2019 8:57 pm @ moxking: There is a fine die crack that runs from 'R' in 'TRUST' to the top right tip of the cross, as well as the bottom cluster leaf tip (viewer's left) to the left arrow fletch. Year for year there are more varieties in the Shield nickel series than in any other, partially due to the very hard alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel (The mint had only just introduced this alloy in 1865 with the nickel 3 cent piece). This led to a plethora of varieties, which makes this series fun to collect from. (Morgan's are still my favorite varieties series). Thanks for your input. Might have to send this one off to Mr. Spindel for cataloging. Thanks goes out to ClassicCoins as well for all your help. Edited by Finn70 11/01/2019 01:07 am Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 11/01/2019 6:27 pm What a wild RPD! Very nice find, I too can't recall any I've seen like it. Looks to be at least a quad punched date, maybe even quint-punched. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! 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 Report this Post to the Staff
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