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Looking for better opinion on my 1872 Shield nickel - as an amateur I suspect it may be a VP-011, although VP-001 on the NGCcoin site also lists a VP-001 in text only (no pic) which also describes my coin (I think) as well. Pics: - obv - rev - obv annulet (this pic assisted me most in eliminating many other VP-xxx varieties - but maybe I was too hasty? - obv left leaf 1 and left leaf 2 - obv left leaf 3 - obv right leaf 1 and right leaf 2 - vp-011 comparison - vp-001 description I have a few more pics (reverse machine damage? A fer obv diecracks) that I'll put in a second reply post... *** Edited by Staff to crop and/or rotate and/or resize images. In the future, please crop, resize, and correctly orient images before uploading.  ***        |
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Edited by fredm2654
03/30/2025 4:29 pm
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Looks like Longacre doubling to me.
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Definitely a DDO. FS-101 is the closest comparison. Reverse is only Longacre doubling. Edited by Finn70
03/30/2025 9:25 pm
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@Finn70 thanks. I originally was torn between the VP-006 (AKA FS-101) and the VP-011 (which seems to not have an FS designation), but eventually opted for the latter (VP-011) - based on the doubled die impression on my coin (above) the annulet seems to be repunched north-slightly west, while the VP-006/FS-101 (below) seems north-slightly east. I don't really see any other distinguishing attributes to help me.   Edited by fredm2654
03/31/2025 12:31 am
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This one isn't listed in VarietyPlus. Certainly not a match to VP-011 as the die cracks across the annulet differ. Using Spindel's Shield nickel Viewer, this one appears to be Spindel: S2-1000, Fletcher: F-111, CONECA: 20-O-IV. |
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Thank you @Tanman2001, I spent a ton of time looking at what seemed to be an unending number of Variety Plus FS's and VP's and never felt confident I nailed it. It's kind of good to know that it wasn't so much my lack of diagnostic skills as it was my lack of reference materials. I have the Shield nickel Viewer DEMO, and reached to Spindel about the full product. While it is a reasonable cost, my collection of 15-20 nickels, and the fact that these are not something I target or will expand on, I didn't pull the trigger and purchase it. |
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Posted 03/30/2025 4:54 pm
