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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1700866, member: 26302"]Shield nickels were infamous for shattering dies, they removed the rays in 1867 to try to lesson it. This coins appears to have both die breaks and a clash. I bet you that set of dies were not long for this world after it struck this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>A friend once had the most spectacular shield nickel. It was a 66 where the obverse literally shattered. It literally had to be the last coin struck on that die. If someone likes this type of error there is no better place to look than shield nickels.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1700866, member: 26302"]Shield nickels were infamous for shattering dies, they removed the rays in 1867 to try to lesson it. This coins appears to have both die breaks and a clash. I bet you that set of dies were not long for this world after it struck this coin. A friend once had the most spectacular shield nickel. It was a 66 where the obverse literally shattered. It literally had to be the last coin struck on that die. If someone likes this type of error there is no better place to look than shield nickels.[/QUOTE]
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