It's been a heck of a week of cherrypicking for me! Stumbled across this one and after contacting shieldnickel.net, my suspicions were confirmed....
I did not know this! Thanks!
[ATTACH] It was upgraded from this... If you look up the cert verification on pcgs.com you will get to see the mirrors better.
[ATTACH] Here's one I used to own.
Yet they slabbed "first coin issued" for one of their Board of Experts on the Kennedy gold. Ridiculous.
Some politician made his wife a necklace. Lovely.
Well, I'm not sure who discovered it. Honestly I have always only gone by what little is out there about it. Perhaps it's like the 1836 bar-dot...
I haven't done much research, but a quick Google search showed this guy to be a fairly famous author... if it's really the same person. [ATTACH]...
It is. Look in your Cherrypickers.
SO excited about these two. I always thought the 1852/inverted 1852 3-cent silver was a myth. To bad it's polished, but I don't care! [ATTACH]...
Not sure what you mean...
Hilarious. I'm guessing the dealers eyes were floating back and forth on the grey sheet between the rays and no rays varieties.
On both parties, I agree.
YES!
My buddy in FL went to a show and saw a raw shield nickel he liked. Here's how the conversation went... My Friend: " How much is your 1867 no...
First one I'll miss in 3 years!
I think the thread died. I was just impressed that a lot of the dealers were encouraging of my kids and their interest in coins.
Actually looks just exactly like the numerals used on the 1882 shield nickel... right down to the filled 2 digit.
That's typical for the 1882.
No. But looks like someone scratched or tooled a green area of gunk off of it.
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