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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 656566, member: 9270&quot;]From what I&#039;ve seen, the two 19th century nickel 5-cent series (Shield and Liberty V) have never been widely popular with collectors.</p><p>Don&#039;t know why but it probably has something to do with the lack of intrinsic value that silver has, the &quot;warmth&quot; of the copper color and the fact that there are very few people alive today that used them extensively.</p><p>And the designs weren&#039;t all that thrilling.</p><p>The Indian Head (Buffalo) nickel 5-cent series is generally the oldest issue to capture collector interest.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here&#039;s the four nickels in my type set from those two issues:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Shield Nickel with Rays:&nbsp; <a href="http://home.comcast.net/~dcderoo/5-1866-Rays-Final-txt.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://home.comcast.net/~dcderoo/5-1866-Rays-Final-txt.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://home.comcast.net/~dcderoo/5-1866-Rays-Final-txt.jpg</a></p><p>Shield Nickel without Rays:&nbsp; <a href="http://home.comcast.net/~dcderoo/5-1882-Final-txt.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://home.comcast.net/~dcderoo/5-1882-Final-txt.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://home.comcast.net/~dcderoo/5-1882-Final-txt.jpg</a></p><p>Liberty V Nickel without Cents:&nbsp; <a href="http://home.comcast.net/~dcderoo/5-1883-NC-Final-txt.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://home.comcast.net/~dcderoo/5-1883-NC-Final-txt.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://home.comcast.net/~dcderoo/5-1883-NC-Final-txt.jpg</a></p><p>Liberty V Nickel with Cents:&nbsp; <a href="http://home.comcast.net/~dcderoo/5-1897-Final-txt.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://home.comcast.net/~dcderoo/5-1897-Final-txt.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://home.comcast.net/~dcderoo/5-1897-Final-txt.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think there is a compelling reason to show my Buffalo or Jefferson nickels.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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