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1866 W/RAYS - 1867 no RAYS shield nickles: feel free to offer grades and possible value of each and post some pics of your shields for comparison!! I always like collecting shield nickles but to me they don't seem as popular today as they once were.

 

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Here is my shield !!??

 

I got you by 2 cents!

 

It's very easy to get hooked on Shield Nickels . If you like varieties ,if you want to find new varieties , if you want a series that is affordable , lastly a series that the first of its kind....the first nickels. This series never disappoints me. Just when you think you see it all ......start cherry pickin shields.
I always ask a dealer at a show if they have any to sell ?
Never over look these gems.
I'll post some later or tomorrow .

 

This is by far one of my faves... not only does it look undergraded but appears cameo.. wish i knew what the criteria was for cam/ deepcam... otherwise just seems like a trade secret of the tpg... oh and the obverse is all doubled on this one....

 

Added this one to my prime number set at FUN.

 

Looks cameo to me!! Nice!!

 

Very nice "with rays"!!

 

Is it just me or are alot of shield nickels today in non-collectible condition due to pitting/ corrosion/environmental damage.. i for one feel like its a very underrated undervalued series.. thats why I opted go with a proof for my type set.. how can you go wrong with a mintage of 1000 and such a reactive metal? Hard telling how many actually survived... pcgs pop report on mine was 36

 

Here's one from my 7070 type set.

 

Will you acquire the soon-to-be-minted 48th Mersenne prime coin to pay down the US debt?

I wonder what it's composition would be...

 

Probably one of the more stable isotopes of unobtainium.

 

^LOL

 

Here's some shields that are in rough shape but still cool to have. Steve

 

Here's a couple

 

Mint

 

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1867 Rays

 

1867 No Rays

 

1867 Rim Cud @1 K RPD under 1