Help me grade this 1870 3 cent nickel

What do you guys think? Can't tell if it's MS or AU.

 

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Nice coin. I would guess around AU-55. Very nice doubling in the second A in America. No expert here but I am sure one will chime in shortly.

Now that I looked more closely. The entire USA appears doubled.

 

Looks like "UNITED" has slight doubling also. Now from the 1800'S is it DD or did they come up with the term MD back then??

 

Looks like some things going on the reverse - die gouges? die clash? Interesting. Top and right side of the reverse pic. Plus also looks like some die scratches on the obverse too - lots going on.
But I'd say AU 50/53 - but hard to tell if any mint luster left from the pics!

 

There is definitely something going on around USA, just don't know enough about 3 cent nickels to say what it is.

 

I think the doubling looks to me like Longacre Doubling. You can see it on the last A of America. There is definitely clashing on the coin. You can see it on the obverse and the reverse. It looks pretty nice to me. I'd say AU but it could be MS, not sure without different photo's. It looks like possibly a weak strike, especially since this is a cupronickel composition. If the price is right, I'd say go for it. It has a lot of interesting things going on with it.

 

Can't see the luster but I'm at 63 or 64. Nice clash. Really nice coin.

 

There's a little luster, but it's hard to take pics because the coin is so small. Here's one that at least shows a little variance in the fields.

 

That would be nice, you think it's worth sending in?

 

Coin looks MS to me. I would say the doubling is MD and not a doubled die. As others have said, the reverse shows a clash. Over all, it looks like a nice coin.

 

Not to me. It would just add to your cost in the coin.

 

Nickels don't have the same booming luster that silver coins have....also strike weakness is pretty typical because the metal itself is harder.
So yes, that looks to be solid MS.....I won't pin down a grade because in the first photo there are some hairlines above lady Liberty's head. Might make it go Unc Details.

 

I'm thinking Mint State with a very nice die clash. It looks like Longacre doubling to me, but I'd need to see it in hand because that's hard to tell with the photos.

 

Looks like a 58 to me

 

Looks more like weakly struck MS coin to me. My guess is around MS-62.

 

Nice MS coin and both sides have clashes too ...

 

I'm looking at the flatness in the end of the hair curl and at the top of the third column/roman numeral on the reverse. Is this typical of a weak strike?

 

Wanna trade?

 

The ‘flatness’ of those areas are the result of numerous die clashes. The flatness of the lower hair curls corresponds to the flatness of the leafs at 1:00. The flatness of the first numeral is from the cheek. I normally look at the lower beads and leaf veins for a truer indication of grade. Also take a close look at the date with a loop. There are a couple re-punched dates for 1870. Letters are Longacre Doubling. She’s MS.

 

Very nice 3 cent'er. I really like the die clashing.