GTG: "Face Melting" Liberty V Nickels

I see some wear on her hair just below the B in Liberty.

 

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Mine are the same as most everyone else : 65 / 66 w/ MSs for the MSSs

 

MS-65
MS-66+

I'm intrigued! I got out my Cherrypickers, is it the 1883 RPM FS-1301? Can't tell if it's repunching or die cracks. Interesting to see what you say!

 

What can I say I know my varieties somewhat lol...

 

64 and 65 Nice coins.

 

It is a scratch.

 

My source is Shield & Liberty head nickels by peters/mohon.
There are 5 varieties listed 19.1 ,19.2,19.3 &19.4 are all rpds, the 19.5 is a rare ddo.
Now for the 1883 w/c type there are 4 rpd.

Since the die crack really circles the coin and the late die state strike....I believe this is a late die state strike using the same obverse die of the 1883 N/C reworked then used to strikes with cent coins.
So as there are about 5 to 8 different repunched dates for both 83 WC and WOC .
I like to see coin in hand
Cherry pickers nails it at an fs-05-1883-1301 (013.7)
So the variety adds about $50/70 premium.

 

I'll say a pair of 65's.

 

So based on all the educated guys guesses.... I am taking that the flattening of the hair above the brow on the 1883 is not indicative of light circulation?

 

MS64+
MS66

 

65 and 66.

Steve

 

64 /65+

 

Then I revise my grades.

UNC details shot 64 (I think there is a 50/50 shot it straight grades).
65

 

Why did you alter your grade from 65+ to 65 then? Was the scratch on the 1883 bad enough to affect the grade on the 1903?

 

I didn't. You looked at the wrong post.

 

Ohhhh. My bad.

 

The 03 is a little undergraded. I say 66. Those fields are super clean. The details are crisp.
The scratch is deep enough to be a concern, so very nice on the 65 straight.

 

63,66