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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi, I ran into this coin last night and think it may contain an 1867/1867 but I am unsure. Please find out if this characteristic is present and what the grade of the coin would be. After all of this is determined also please give me an idea of what this coin would be worth now. Thanks,    |
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I was really hoping to have had an active thread on this coin by this time. Apparently, it just got lost in the mix...  Any feedback would be greatly appreciated especially on the existence or not of an 1867/1867. cheers, mdpmedia |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Doubling on the date would not be a DDO. Logotype punches were used for the dates on Shield nickels and repunched dates(RPDs) are quite common. The CPG lists 10 RPDs for the 1867 No Ray alone and many are quite dramatic. I cannot be sure from the provided photo but it is quite possible that you do have an RPD but I would not attach a premium due to the minor nature of the RPD and corrosion issues. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Admittedly, this coin has corrosion so what grade would you assign to it in light of this fact.
thks
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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as stated it is not a DDO. And I don't see any sign of a RPD. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd say it has VF detail, with corrosion and one distracting hit on the 5. Any repunching of the date looks very minor. At a guess this coin is probably worth $10 or less.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have a 5 cent that looks similar to this one (higher details though) with that light surface corrosion looking
patina. What is the actual composition of this coin ?
Just curious as I do not see this phenom. on a lot of other coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Composition is the same as every other nickel- 75/25 CuNi
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United States
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It does appear to be a Doubled Date DD to me. The problem that most people may have seeing it is because the lighting on the picture showing the year is not that great. (Hiding Detail). It would be better to submit a clearer picture.
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As noted by previous posters, doubling on the date of a Shield nickel can never be a doubled die, but it can be a repunched date. In the case of the coin in question, I am reasonably confident from the photo you posted that the coin is not a repunched date but exhibits Strike Doubling only. It would be worth what a non-variety coin of the given condition is worth. Due to the corrosion issues, this would be very low value. |
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