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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 2576525, member: 19250&quot;]Remember&nbsp; that a shield&nbsp; die was just about done at 10,000 strikes if not before.&nbsp; They are thicker then other nickels the dia. Of a shield 20.5 mm, compared&nbsp; to 21.2 mm</p><p>Since they all weight&nbsp; 5 grams you can see the platchet&nbsp; was thicker. </p><p>Now compared&nbsp; to the three cent nickel made of 750 copper and 250 nickel 1.94 gram in weight and 17.9 mm.</p><p>They were&nbsp; not a custom&nbsp; to working with the material&nbsp; at the thickness of the shield.</p><p>Also take into account&nbsp; that even the nickel three&nbsp; cent&nbsp; piece series&nbsp; are full of die cracks in a lot of cases.&nbsp; </p><p>I see quite a few with die cracks at 10 and 2 as well as other areas on the coin. </p><p>Shields&nbsp; are a lot&nbsp; of&nbsp; fun especially&nbsp; if&nbsp; you&nbsp; like varieties .[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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