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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;howards, post: 2868517, member: 299&quot;]Post a photo if you buy it.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have a smartphone, bring it with you and compare the coin against these pictures.</p><p><br /></p><p>One obverse (Obv. A) for shield nickels:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.shieldnickels.net/hubs/ObvAFull.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>(Yes, the photo is of an 1866 but all of the devices are the same for 1868.&nbsp; Note that the outer leaf on the second leaf cluster right varies in shape (it is hand engraved).</p><p><br /></p><p>Two reverses for 1868 shield nickels (Rev. IIa and IIb, pictured in that order):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.shieldnickels.net/hubs/RevIIa.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.shieldnickels.net/hubs/RevIIb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The difference between the two reverses can be seen in the positioning of the stars relative to the letters.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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