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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 285641, member: 2972&quot;]900fine,&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The thing that first drew me to the coin is the exceptional strike (for this coin) -- the 1883 no cents nickel is a coin known for poor strikes.</p><p><br /></p><p>In fact, I can&#039;t recall seeing a more strongly struck obverse on a business strike coin (if anyone has or has seen one, please post it!).&nbsp; The reverse strike is well, well above average too.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d guess this coin is well into the top 5% of examples in terms of strength of strike, and top 1% of obverse strikes.&nbsp; Take a look here and see if you agree: <a href="http://coins.ha.com/common/auction/pricesrealized.php?src=&amp;ID=&amp;optGlobalSearch=&amp;globalSiteDropdown=coins&amp;cboDenomination=Liberty+Nickels%3A&amp;cboSaleNo=&amp;txtSearch=%22no+cents%22&amp;cmdSearch=Search+Auction+Archives&amp;hdnSearch=True&amp;txtLotNo=&amp;stage=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/common/auction/pricesrealized.php?src=&amp;ID=&amp;optGlobalSearch=&amp;globalSiteDropdown=coins&amp;cboDenomination=Liberty+Nickels%3A&amp;cboSaleNo=&amp;txtSearch=%22no+cents%22&amp;cmdSearch=Search+Auction+Archives&amp;hdnSearch=True&amp;txtLotNo=&amp;stage=1" rel="nofollow">http://coins.ha.com/common/auction/pricesrealized.php?src=&amp;ID=&amp;optGlobalSearch=&amp;globalSiteDropdown=coins&amp;cboDenomination=Liberty+Nickels:&amp;cboSaleNo=&amp;txtSearch=&quot;no+cents&quot;&amp;cmdSearch=Search+Auction+Archives&amp;hdnSearch=True&amp;txtLotNo=&amp;stage=1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I agree with your assertion the coin is a late die state.&nbsp; The die cracks are a giveaway.&nbsp; However, what doesn&#039;t show in the photos is the prooflike surfaces -- the fields are mirrored and the devices show some frost/contrast to the fields.&nbsp; I suspect either the die was a reused proof die or the die was polished.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have fun...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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