1873 Shield Nickel Possible FS-1103?

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fredm2654 New Member United States 49 Posts	Posted 05/09/2023 6:43 pm 1873 Shield nickel has 2 PCGS varieties for 'open 3', unfortunately FS-1102 has no picture. Looking at FS-1103 here: https://www.PCGS.com/coinfacts/coin...-1103/569426 ... has me confused. Looking at the die crack around 4 K, I see where it can be an early FS1103. At 12 K, very faint, it also looks like a very early FS1103. At 7-8 K, I have a very distinct crack but FS1103 does not. I also noted in that snip from Shield nickel CherryPickers Guide they show a buttload more varieties - so maybe I have one not listed on PGCS? Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 94925 Posts	Posted 05/09/2023 7:54 pm Nice Shield nickel. Lots of die cracks on this one. I hope you will be able to find an attribution for it. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 05/09/2023 9:25 pm This 1995 reference has 14 open 3 varieties. No pics though. https://archive.org/details/compgui...197/mode/1up Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94925 Posts	Posted 05/09/2023 10:00 pm Now that is a very nice resource. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Tanman2001 Pillar of the Community United States 4395 Posts	Posted 05/09/2023 11:31 pm This is S1-1004 (F-08) in Spindel's Shield nickel Viewer. It's actually a closed 3. The NE/SW die scratch near the bottom of the gap between the second and third set of horizontal stripes (among other things) is a perfect match. Report this Post to the Staff
fredm2654 New Member United States 49 Posts	Posted 05/10/2023 07:35 am Wow. The knowledge base here is amazing. And what a humbling experience this is. I've had this coin for probably 20 years, and as seen in the pic below I had it tagged as 'closed 3' way back then. Last night, I (incorrectly) re-assessed and (incorrectly) relabeled it as 'open 3' (and added the bad notes regarding FS1103)! Report this Post to the Staff
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