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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mark_h, post: 971212, member: 3726&quot;]First - reverse of 1868 star at 12:00 points to S in states, if it points to the E then the more common reverse of 1867.&nbsp; In CPG there is an article by Dennis Paulsen that shows the various reverses of 1868.&nbsp; What I forgot was that this percentage is the &quot;Reverse of 1868&quot;. He estimated 2.9 million of the 28 million minted had Reverse of 1868 and of those 2.9 million 1% had unbroken letters.&nbsp; In this case I read the article wrong I thought it was for all reverses - not just Reverse of 1868.&nbsp; So forget that number.&nbsp; I recommend getting the CPG guide just to search for varieties. I really like the varieties.&nbsp; I search every shield nickel at my local shop almost every time I go to the store.&nbsp; I am anxiously awaiting Ed Fletchers new book on the series.&nbsp; I like shield nickels as much as large cents.&nbsp; Plus because (as far as I am concerned) a lot of people don&#039;t pay attention to some varieties you can find some interesting ones at cheap prices. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is also a series a lot of people shy away from since a few of the dates are proof only and business strikes on 3 other dates are very expensive.&nbsp; I think I have around 35 and need 2 for a date and strike series(need 1877 proof and 1880 business strike). I might not ever get them but I like trying to find the DDO&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t116977/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t116977/">http://www.cointalk.com/t116977/</a> - just a few of my varieties.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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