1865 3c Nickel W/Repunched Date (Fs 304?)

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Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5770 Posts	Posted 05/16/2024 10:44 pm I recently bought a group of twenty two 3c Nickels. They were cheap enough @ $5 each. Quite a few details coins but I thought there just might be some varieties in the group .... and it appears I got lucky with three varieties. I'm Lincoln Cent fan so I'm not sure where to look up the varieties to find markers. So that's why I turned to all of you here. I'll post the three in chronological order starting with this 1865. The re-punching is the easiest to see on this one. it is well separated to the south on the secondary date and I'm guessing it's FS 304. Unfortunately, the overall condition of the coin is poor with some verdi on it. Let me know your thoughts and thanks for taking a look. (I'll post the other two over the weekend.) Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73812 Posts	Posted 05/16/2024 11:05 pm Looks good to me. Nice purchase! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187862 Posts	Posted 05/17/2024 08:31 am Nice find! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95099 Posts	Posted 05/17/2024 11:06 am very nice find!! 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
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5770 Posts	Posted 05/18/2024 8:44 pm Thanks guys. (Not sure why the reverse image is sideways. ) I finally found some info one the NGC Variety Plus site. Here's the link for those that are interested. https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plu...1889/?page=1 They have much better images than mine (Duh!). I'm surprised there isn't a 3c nickel site listing varieties like Doubledies, coppercoins , or Variety Vista. EDIT: I take that back. There is some reference material on the "unloved" Three Cent Nickel. Most of the reference material is in book form. Here is a quote from a thread at Collectors Universe from 2009. RichieURich said "The Ultimate Guide to U. S. Three Cent Nickels 1865 - 1889 by Allan Gifford. Book is very difficult to find. The Authoritative Reference on Three Cent Nickels by Kevin Flynn and Edward Fletcher. The Authoritative Reference on Three Cent Silver Coins by Kevin Flynn and Winston Zack." Also: "@RichieURich said: The Ultimate Guide to U. S. Three Cent Nickels 1865 - 1889 by Allan Gifford. Book is very difficult to find. Not anymore. You can browse it or download it as a PDF from the Newman Numismatic Portal: https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/555545 To download, put your mouse over the cover photo. Just below the upper left corner is an circle icon with 3 dots, like (...) . Click on it and then select PDF. ..." I know everyone's on the edge of their seat waiting for the variety numbers, soooo I'll let you know what I find out. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Edited by Petespockets55 05/18/2024 9:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5770 Posts	Posted 05/18/2024 9:38 pm Well, this coin is FS304 but thanks to "The Ultimate Guide to U.S. Three Cent Nickels: 1865 to 1889" by Allan Gifford at the Newman Numismatic Portal ( https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/555545 ), page #81, I was able to nail down a more precise Variety number and description. There were markers to confirm also. This coin is described on page #81 as "1865 B17a, Repunched date & Quadruple clashed dies" (1865 B17b has the clash marks so heavily and thoroughly polished/removed that there are raised areas on the coins where the clash marks had been.) Wish me luck on my other two varieties. There is a lot of info at that link to learn and understand but I like the challenge. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5770 Posts	Posted 05/19/2024 11:51 pm Cleaned up images for those interested. Acetone for a couple of hours. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5770 Posts	Posted 05/23/2024 12:28 am And last but no least I will add that this is indeed FS 304. And here are the links to the other threads. 1866- (Seems to be a new variety)http://goccf.com/t/466035 1869- B04c- http://goccf.com/t/466200 Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Edited by Petespockets55 05/23/2024 01:07 am Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6473 Posts	Posted 05/23/2024 12:34 am Excellent research work, sir! Congrats on the variety coin. =) Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5770 Posts	Posted 05/23/2024 01:10 am Thank you Brandmeister. I thought you might be interested in these nickels. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Report this Post to the Staff
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