Bought some old coins from an estate sale ?

It looks like a very worn Shield Nickel, issued between 1866 and 1883. No value at condition it is in other than those collecting the worst condition they can still identify. Cents are only 19mm diameter, and nickels are around 22mm.

 

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Will this explain the triangle.

 

I think @TheFinn may have it. For all intent and purposes, your coin is shot. I'm surprised someone even got this far.

Compare your to this

 

I know he got it the triangle I. Seeing is probably just scratches

 

Yes I know he got it and thankful for the help

 

Good job FINN
<-Bud likes it when someone is right..excited

 

Thanks everyone. It is like diagnosing a rare disease and its cure. I find it is sometimes better to look at one small area of something, then think of what I have seen that has that. The diameter given by Joy was the clincher.

 

And I thank you have you figured out the Jefferson nickel, I know you will

 

I read and googled till I was blue in the face till it hit me I had the red book and didn't even get to open it before you figured it out and thank you again

 

The French coins are really cool and a great conversation piece to discuss World War II.

 

One can really have fun identifying coins with Arabic writing.


Abbasid Caliphate Dinar, Harun al-Rashid, Baghdad, AH 186 (AD 802)
Gold, 18.5 mm, 4.02 gm
Mint: Not named but Madinat Al Salam "City of Peace" (Baghdad)