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1883 Shield Nickel Possible Variety

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 Posted 06/19/2020  4:42 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Oddly_Creative to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I recently acquired a 1883 Shield nickel, and the seller said he thought there was a variety with the date on it.

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What do you guys think? (I think that there is no variety.)
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 Posted 06/19/2020  5:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Finn70 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Possible repunching on the last 8 and the 3 of the date. Can you please post a complete picture of the obverse and reverse of the nickel in question?
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I don't know if the images are good enough, but can you also give a grade? (I'm very bad at it.)
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 Posted 06/19/2020  9:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Finn70 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The obverse pic is too blurry to assess a grade or otherwise. The reverse pic is okay, seems to have a descent strike. Your close up pic was very good.
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Hopefully these images are better!
Also, can the repunch on the date be attributed to any FS variety?
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 Posted 06/21/2020  9:26 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Finn70 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Pictures are much better! I use only my phone camera for posting my coin pics, so mine aren't the best either. Many of the coin community members have more advanced equipment and have great photography skills. I don't see a comparable repunched date FS listing for your 1883 Shield nickel. Definitely not the 83/2 overdate. As far as a grade. XF45 possibly AU50. Solid strike on the reverse! Hopefully a Shield nickel enthusiast will have another opinion for you.
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