Posted 05/23/2024 08:55 am
Whaaaaat! Someone does like them! 
But you're right, apcol258, about lack of "competition" for them.
Since you like these 3c nickels, take a look at the 1866 in the group of 22, in this link.
http://goccf.com/t/466035
I reached out to Gary Rosner about the 1866 in the link above. He has a site on these varieties and is thanked by Allan Gifford in his book. Mr. Rosner was very helpful and checked his reference books and notes. He couldn't find that 1866 in any of them and confirmed it is a new variety.
He went so far as to add: "Now here is the challenge, find a second example to confirm the variety!".
Yikes! One finally pops up after 178 years but a second one is needed to confirm the variety. "Me thinks" I'll be pushing up daisies by then. LOL
Anyways, these were a nice diversion from my usual Lincoln cents and I
I'll be keeping an eye out for more. (Sorry about increasing the competition for these by "one-fold".
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But you're right, apcol258, about lack of "competition" for them.Since you like these 3c nickels, take a look at the 1866 in the group of 22, in this link.
http://goccf.com/t/466035
I reached out to Gary Rosner about the 1866 in the link above. He has a site on these varieties and is thanked by Allan Gifford in his book. Mr. Rosner was very helpful and checked his reference books and notes. He couldn't find that 1866 in any of them and confirmed it is a new variety.
He went so far as to add: "Now here is the challenge, find a second example to confirm the variety!".
Yikes! One finally pops up after 178 years but a second one is needed to confirm the variety. "Me thinks" I'll be pushing up daisies by then. LOL
Anyways, these were a nice diversion from my usual Lincoln cents and I
I'll be keeping an eye out for more. (Sorry about increasing the competition for these by "one-fold".
)Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
