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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mad.Outcast, post: 874327, member: 24625&quot;]Shield nickels are a &quot;ugly duckling&quot; of coins.Not that I dont like them I love them.But,as the mint as always,experiments with metals that they use.the shield nickel along with the V nickel,they did not predict the outcome of their art in creating them.they made planchettes with harder metal,and did not predict the amount of wear that it would put on the dies.with the economy at the time,needing more nickels in use for circulation.they continued on with striking nickels even after the dies were nearly completely destroyed.you are looking at 2 factors re-engraving of letters and or also what is refered to as &quot;longacre doubling&quot;. this comes from the designer of the indian head penny.it is a special engraving process used,where the thought was that the metal would flow better,but created a &quot;doubling&quot; look.shield nickels are nutorious for major die breaks and doubling,die doubling,etc.they are a entirely wonderful piece of history with alot of wonderful errors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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