Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 3208283, member: 66&quot;]Severe coin shortage and they were cranking them out like mad.&nbsp; Stainless steel wasn&#039;t good for the dies either so short die life.&nbsp; Put a lot of pressure on the die shop and dies that should have been rejected were used anyway.&nbsp; Not that much different from when we were first starting out with coppernickel coinage.&nbsp; That&#039;s why it is hard to find shield nickels or nickel three cents that DON&#039;T have something wrong with them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in