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This is a very nice example of a 1939 Jefferson nickel featuring a quadruple-die reverse. It is listed as FS# 802 (old 022.5) in The Cherrypicker’s Guide and DDR-002 in the CONECA files. This coin was found in a solid-date roll purchased on eBay and grades Extremely Fine. It carries a value between $50-$60 in […]
This is an 1868 Shield nickel featuring repunching on the 1, 6 and 8 in the date. The numerals are repunched to the south. Listed as Fletcher F-32, this variety is fairly easy to identify from the die cracks through the date. Grading Very Fine, this coin was purchased unattributed on eBay and is worth […]
This 1940-S Lincoln cent shows a very nice retained cud on the reverse. This happens when a portion of the die breaks off during striking, resulting in the metal flowing into the space where the broken die portion was. These are not too often found in the wild and in this case it was found […]