1868 Shield Nickel No Broken Letters

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crazedrooster New Member United States 25 Posts	Posted 01/04/2022 8:56 pm I have a 1868 Shield nickel with the reverse of 1867, there doesn't appear to be any broken letters. I think this would make it FS-05-1867-905 from the Cherry Pickers Guide. I know that the 1868 reverse with no broken letters is rare, is the coin I have considered a variety or a rare variety? Thank you. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Yorkish Valued Member United States 255 Posts	Posted 01/04/2022 8:56 pm Pictures? Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/04/2022 9:06 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 01/04/2022 9:11 pm Some photos please. Report this Post to the Staff
crazedrooster New Member United States 25 Posts	Posted 01/04/2022 10:05 pm Let me know if the images are clear enough, thank you all for your input. Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 01/04/2022 10:27 pm Explanation from shieldnickels.net if I am not wrong Quote: L1: 1868 S2-0005 FS-905 (FS-002.98) 1868 S2-0005 1868 Shield nickels occur with both the reverse of 1867 (IIa) and the reverse of 1868 (IIb). The reverse of 1868 was only used in 1868. The reverse of 1868 exhibits a different placement of the reverse stars, which point to the midpoint of A (STATES), left foot of M (AMERICA), and to the midpoint of R (AMERICA). Varieties of the 1868 hub are differentiated by letters which broke off the master hub in sequence as the hub was used. The sequence for breaking is C (CENTS) S (CENTS) S (first S in STATES) D (UNITED). Here we have the "no broken letters" variety, probably the toughest of the five hub stages to find. It's important to note that ALL 1868 with reverse of 1867 show no broken letters, so make sure you have a reverse of 1868 before considering the hub varieties documented on this page. In addition to the five hub varieties shown on this webpage, there are also transitional varieties showing partially broken letters within the C/S/S/D sequence. And the photo Hope at your satisfaction. Forgot to post: On the Reverse of 67 the topmost star points to letter E in STATES Edited by silviosi 01/04/2022 10:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7509 Posts	Posted 01/04/2022 11:27 pm @silviosi, good information. Report this Post to the Staff
crazedrooster New Member United States 25 Posts	Posted 01/05/2022 01:26 am Thank you, that is exactly what I was trying to figure out. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 01/07/2022 01:13 am Crazedrooster, look out for Ed Fletcher's book on Shield nickels, it's about the best there is, though nowhere complete by any means. That book has a ton of wonderful photos of all the various hub designs as well as great ID charts and many close up photos of various RPD, TPD QDP, DDO, TDO, DDR, etc. varieties. The book is out of print and can be difficult to find but snag a copy if you ever run across a copy, I just sold an extra copy sorry about that. https://www.amazon.com/The-Shield-F...p/0964245116 "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
indian_hoarder Pillar of the Community United States 5079 Posts	Posted 01/08/2022 12:34 am To be clear, that is not the rare variety. The reverse of 67 has the 1st star in STATES between the T and A, as shown on your coin. The reverse of 68 (the one with 5 different stages of die damage) has that star pointing directly to the center of the A, as shown on the other coin photo taken from shieldnickels.net Edited by indian_hoarder 01/08/2022 12:41 am Report this Post to the Staff
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