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<p>[QUOTE="RonSanderson, post: 4757751, member: 77413"]A very attractive 3-cent nickel has joined the type set. Again, [USER=43130]@C-B-D[/USER] gets credit for finding this one and bringing it to my attention. This sports a really nice strike on the reverse, with clear and sharp lines within the Roman numerals. The hair detail around the ear is sharp and clear. And the coin retains residual luster.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are also clash marks on the front outlining the wreath. I think they probably came from a different die than we see used on the reverse, since it is pretty clean. If the same die marriage was still together, I would expect the back to have an impression of the front on it, but it doesn't seem to. So maybe they changed out the reverse die for some reason?</p><p><br /></p><p> (I have four more coins for the type set from John to post over the next few days.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1160811[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1160812[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1160813[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: [USER=92655]@Randy Abercrombie[/USER] - this MS example was only $60 and is going into the album instead of breaking out one of my proofs. You may want to do the same![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RonSanderson, post: 4757751, member: 77413"]A very attractive 3-cent nickel has joined the type set. Again, [USER=43130]@C-B-D[/USER] gets credit for finding this one and bringing it to my attention. This sports a really nice strike on the reverse, with clear and sharp lines within the Roman numerals. The hair detail around the ear is sharp and clear. And the coin retains residual luster. There are also clash marks on the front outlining the wreath. I think they probably came from a different die than we see used on the reverse, since it is pretty clean. If the same die marriage was still together, I would expect the back to have an impression of the front on it, but it doesn't seem to. So maybe they changed out the reverse die for some reason? (I have four more coins for the type set from John to post over the next few days.) [ATTACH=full]1160811[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1160812[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1160813[/ATTACH] Edit: [USER=92655]@Randy Abercrombie[/USER] - this MS example was only $60 and is going into the album instead of breaking out one of my proofs. You may want to do the same![/QUOTE]
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