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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 7989365, member: 19250&quot;]AU 55 now when discussing the shield nickel only two nickels had rays the 1866 which yes indeed did have rays...the 1867 at first was minted&nbsp; with rays,then it was decided to not include the rays on the reverse die just the 5 and stars. So when posting a date other than a 1866 or 1867&nbsp; no need to include with or without rays.that term only applies to the 66 &amp; 67....and more so just the 67 due it having rays,or not.</p><p>The difference between the shield from other 5 cent pieces is this measure up a shield nickel to&nbsp; any other&nbsp; nickel Liberty, buffalo,Jefferson...its so slight but a shield nickel is 5 gr. 750 copper, .250 nickel </p><p>*** 20.5*** mm dia. where a nickel from 1883 liberty&nbsp; *** diameter is 21.2*** mm same medals, same 5 gr. Weight.</p><p>Now in the beginning the shield was the first attemp by the US mint to strike in a medal harder than silver,and gold. True they struck in lll NC coins... but that slight difference in thickness from the shield series to the Liberty nickel made a die last longer! Its estimated &lt; 10,000 strikes of a shield&nbsp; nickel die the die would explode! You will notice how many shield nickels have wild die cracks?</p><p>Again a harden steel die was no match for a blank&nbsp; of that thickness....and composition of medals.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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