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<p>[QUOTE="howards, post: 2559417, member: 299"][USER=3726]@mark_h[/USER]:</p><p>Those are nice collectible grade missing leaf shield nickels. Missing leaf coins are notoriously hard to attribute unless you can find a die marker, but I gave it a try. It's hard to see die markers in your photos.</p><p><br /></p><p>I narrowed down your 1866 to one of two: F-24 (S1-6004) or F-25 (S1-6001). The numbers are from (respectively) Fletcher and SNV. If I had the coin in hand, I might be able to figure out which one it is by looking at it under a scope. I am leaning towards F-25. If that is the correct attribution, I would be interested in photographing your coin for inclusion in SNV, as it is higher grade than my current example. Or if you are skilled with coin photography, I could send you directions to take your own photos.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think I was able to narrow down the 1867 to one of two as well: F-64 (S2-6000) or S2-6006 (no F number). If the latter attribution is correct, then this coin would also be an upgrade photo for SNV.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, you can read about SNV here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.shieldnickels.net/snv/snv.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.shieldnickels.net/snv/snv.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.shieldnickels.net/snv/snv.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If you haven't visited my website, it may interest you:</p><p><a href="http://www.shieldnickels.net" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.shieldnickels.net" rel="nofollow">http://www.shieldnickels.net</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Totally free, no registration required. Lots of shield nickel information.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="howards, post: 2559417, member: 299"][USER=3726]@mark_h[/USER]: Those are nice collectible grade missing leaf shield nickels. Missing leaf coins are notoriously hard to attribute unless you can find a die marker, but I gave it a try. It's hard to see die markers in your photos. I narrowed down your 1866 to one of two: F-24 (S1-6004) or F-25 (S1-6001). The numbers are from (respectively) Fletcher and SNV. If I had the coin in hand, I might be able to figure out which one it is by looking at it under a scope. I am leaning towards F-25. If that is the correct attribution, I would be interested in photographing your coin for inclusion in SNV, as it is higher grade than my current example. Or if you are skilled with coin photography, I could send you directions to take your own photos. I think I was able to narrow down the 1867 to one of two as well: F-64 (S2-6000) or S2-6006 (no F number). If the latter attribution is correct, then this coin would also be an upgrade photo for SNV. BTW, you can read about SNV here: [url]http://www.shieldnickels.net/snv/snv.html[/url] If you haven't visited my website, it may interest you: [url]http://www.shieldnickels.net[/url] Totally free, no registration required. Lots of shield nickel information.[/QUOTE]
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