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smat45 Pillar of the Community United States 2374 Posts	Posted 03/14/2021 10:06 am Coin has a nice warm golden tone (pics may not show). Looked at PCGS images and noticed a couple of examples displaying similar planchet/die issues towards the bottom of the obverse near the 7...? I would like to believe AU something...? Take a peek and let me know what you think? Thanks! smat Softer reverse strike...incomplete/undefined Rays/chatter Decent shield w/min hits planchet/die issue near 7 Report this Post to the Staff

TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 03/14/2021 11:14 am Awesome coin for your type set. AU55 maybe? Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18823 Posts	Posted 03/14/2021 11:28 am strike issues are very common with these. especially on the shield. this is not a bad example. leaves are well defined. appears to have a little luster still hanging around. AU55 possibly 58. I like it Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/14/2021 12:00 pm I'll say AU-55. Nice example. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36916 Posts	Posted 03/14/2021 12:25 pm Nice type coin. AU-53 Report this Post to the Staff
NumisEd Pillar of the Community United States 5226 Posts	Posted 03/14/2021 1:48 pm Nice coin, AU-55. Report this Post to the Staff
KenKat Pillar of the Community United States 4085 Posts	Posted 03/14/2021 10:14 pm I once read that the mint had a lot of trouble with the strike on these early nickels. One, the new nickel alloy was harder than the typical gold, silver or copper alloys and two, the rays on the reverse and the size of the shield on the obverse tended to fight each other while these were struck. The rays were subsequently removed for this reason and the striking issues were greatly reduced but not completely eliminated, even with later nickels, until mid-20th century. Definitely an AU coin, 55 seems good to me. My 7070 US Type Set My 7100 Lincoln Cent Set (now with updates!) Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3707 Posts	Posted 03/14/2021 10:57 pm I agree with the upthread comments. Nice example! Add me to the mid-AU parade, leaning toward AU-55. Report this Post to the Staff
Ty2020b Pillar of the Community United States 4680 Posts	Posted 03/15/2021 01:38 am AU53/55 for me Report this Post to the Staff
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