U.S. Nickel Type Set - Show and Tell

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Today I thought I would share my U.S. Nickel type set for you and give you a snapshot of each type.
These are the nickels that are called for in the Dansco 7070 (U.S. Type Set) album.


Shield Nickel


Designer: James B. Longacre
Weight: 5 Grams
Diameter: 20.5mm
Composition: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Years produced: With Rays: 1866-1867 / No Rays: 1867-1883
lowest mintage: 19,955 (1880)
Notable Varieties: 1883 3/2


With Rays (I need an upgrade!):



No Rays:





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Liberty "V" Nickel


Designer: Charles E. Barber
Weight: 5 Grams
Diameter: 20.5mm
Composition: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Years produced: Without Cents: 1883 / With Cents: 1883-1913
Lowest Mintage: 1913 p (5 known) 1912 S (238,000)



Without Cents:


With Cents





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Buffalo Nickel


Designer: James Earle Fraser
Weight: 5 Grams
Diameter: 21.2 mm
Composition: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Years: 1913 Type 1 (Raised Ground) / 1913 - 1938 (Recessed Ground)
Notable Varieties:
1916/16
1918/17 D
1937 D 3 Legged Buffalo
Lowest Mintage: 970,000 (1926 S)


Raised Ground:





Recessed Ground:




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Jefferson Nickel


Designer: Felix Schlag
Weight: 5 Grams
Diameter: 21.2 mm
Composition: clad: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
silver: 56% Copper, 35% Silver, 9% Magenese
Years minted:
Clad: 1938 - 1942, 1946 -2003, 2007 - Present
Silver "War" : 1942-1945 (Easily Identifiable by the large mintmark on the reverse above the Monticello)
Westward Journey: 2004-2006
Lowest Mintage:
clad: 3,514,000 (1939 D)
silver: 15,294,000 (1943 D)
Notable Varieties:
1943/2
1949 D/S
1954 S/D
1955 D/S




Clad Jefferson nickel






Silver War Jefferson Nickel





Westward Journey





Thanks for looking. I hope you had a super time and maybe learned a thing or two.
Now go buy some nickels!

-greg

 

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Choosing which one to put in the album is always difficult. I actually rotate some out once in a while. My goal is to have a toned coin for every slot in the 7070. So that is the first thing I look for.

That 2005-p nickel....It's banged up because it was in my pocket when I decided I need an image of one.
In fact, the Dansco 7070 (at least mine) doesn't actually have a spot for the Westward Journey nickels.

 

Cool post! I too would love to hear if there is a story for how you got each coin and/or why you selected each specific coin as the representative of each type. I love the blue toning on the Buffalo recessed ground.

-Chris

 

nice coins, aside from the 1866 w/ rays.

The other coins are going to gang up and beat it up, and throw it away.

Just because it is ruining the neighborhood.


Otherwise, nice stuff

 

lol. I will say though, the ugly duckling (1866 w/rays) was one of the coins given to me from my dad when he gave me his collection. So it has more sentimental value than all the others combined. Except for the 1913 Mound Buffalo, which was also from my Dad.

 

nice post

 

I know this is nit picking (yeh, I can be a PITA) but based on the title of this thread shouldn't a nickel 3-cent be included.
And also -- oh, never mind. I've caused enough trouble already.

 

I hope you are kidding.
This is about Type set for nickels. Not coins made with nickel. Then I would have to remove the War nickels, since they have no nickel at all.
3 cent nickel would go in a 3 cent type set.
Ya know?

 

What about the newer Jefferson with the different obverse?

 

Which one would that be? Something other than the Westward Journey I posted?

 

This one:

 

Oh yeah! I don't even have any like that. So I wouldn't include it in my type set and there certainly isn't a spot for it in the Dansco 7070.

 

The Intercept Shield type album has spots for those. And the Westward Journey. They're newer than the 7070 I think.
And I know, it's not a dansco. I do love danscos, but the 7070 is reeeeally tough to find it seems.

What's included in the intercept album:
http://www.cointalk.com/t192166/
EDIT: That's, of course, not my type set. Just found the thread, and enjoyed the photos. Mine has a lot more empty holes.
EDIT EDIT: I realized I forgot to comment on the type set. It is very nice. Great toning on most of them.

 

I couldn't help but comment on this. Nice try

On topic: Awesome post and awesome coins! I especially like that Rainbow Toned V Nickel. Great Type set!

 

Nope.

 

Gbroke, even though I don't collect nickels those are some impressive specimens. The V-nickels even make me think twice about that series. Ah, heck, who am I kidding...makes me think thrice, but no more than that. Good work!

 

I think "nickelguy" has a nice ring to it!

 

Sure thing, "Nicholeguy" :devil:

 

I could have sworn there was a thread about name calling....