Hi All, Can anyone tell me if this 1866 Shield Nickel is a re-punched date ? It appears to me that the last 6 is misaligned. Dave
I can't answer your question but what a beauty of a coin. There are people on this site that will give you an answer in no time
I cannot tell if it's a well-placed hit, an artifact of the corrosion, or if, perhaps, there is more to it. I forget his username, but Howard the Sheild Nickel guy is an member here, and would be the only person whose opinion I would take as fact on this one, at least without their posting independent proof. There have been a few of these threads where it was claimed the coin in question was an RPD yet was later proven to be otherwise. Good luck to you, sir. Edit: I found it.... @howards
Numbers back in those days were often put on one at a time. Don't know if that's the case here BUT, if so, alignment problems often occur. In fact that's often a diagnostic for a die variety.
This is for you (and @green18).... https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1867-no-rays-rpd-shield-nickel.261942/page-3#post-2271917
Your photo isn't detailed enough for me to say whether it may or may not have a minor RPD. But I can tell you the appearance of the second 6 is entirely normal for the date.
