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Rustoleum Valued Member Canada 57 Posts	Posted 08/29/2025 11:13 pm I only first heard about the Attached 6 variety of the 1996 nickel two weeks and came across this whole roll hunting today. Is this an Attached 6? It's not in the greatest shape but seems to be rather rare? Any idea of value? Report this Post to the Staff

Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6476 Posts	Posted 08/30/2025 12:37 am https://www.saskatooncoinclub.ca/ar...es.html#1996 Quote: There are near and far 6 varieties of the 1996 nickel, defined by the space between the tail of the 6 and the D of CANADA. All Proof sets, Specimen sets and pliofilm UNC mint sets contain the near 6 variety, but both varieties can be found in regular circulation strike coins. https://www.calgarycoin.com/modern/cd5cent.htm https://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles...rAndFar6.htm Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6526 Posts	Posted 08/30/2025 03:46 am https://www.coinsandcanada.com/coin...ts-1990-2003 Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21591 Posts	Posted 08/30/2025 07:05 am The attached six is the result of a well located die chip. Technically not a variety but someone gives it a fancy name and now it is collectible. If that chip was 1/8" to either side it would be just a regular die chip. It reminds me of the bugtail nickel which is just another die chip with a fancy name. Report this Post to the Staff
Tee Valued Member Canada 243 Posts	Posted 08/30/2025 08:50 am Rustoleum, also check your attached 6 for die clashes as there are some like that out there. Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10034 Posts	Posted 08/30/2025 10:46 am The way coin dies are made, every coin from a specific set of dies will show the EXACT same details as every other coin from that set of dies. A (maybe too simplistic) way of looking at it is a round cookie cutter will always make perfectly identical sized round cookies with no variance at all. Yours does not match either picture shown and hence is likely a a die chip How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Edited by Earle42 08/30/2025 10:49 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187934 Posts	Posted 08/31/2025 1:44 pm Very interesting 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
SP67 Valued Member Canada 234 Posts	Posted 08/31/2025 2:31 pm You should check if there is a die ship over the T of cenT. IT exists 4 versions of the attached 6, showing a very Nice progression set. Report this Post to the Staff
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