First Shield Nickel!

[NorILdigcollector]

I found my first Shield nickel between thunderstorms this afternoon. It was about 6" down on its side. I hit the Shield a bit with the shovel pulling it out. The cap piece looks like it is from an oil lamp. It has a date of Sept 1868 on it. This is the most recent date I have found on this site which dates to the 1830s. The site is loaded with square nails. The lead headed screw was a bit unusual. Has anyone else found an iron screw with a lead head on it?

 

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[detectorcowboy]

All that stuff looks old

 

[Digger RJ]

I found my first Shield nickel between thunderstorms this afternoon. It was about 6" down on its side. I hit the Shield a bit with the shovel pulling it out. The cap piece looks like it is from an oil lamp. It has a date of Sept 1868 on it. This is the most recent date I have found on this site which dates to the 1830s. The site is loaded with square nails. The lead headed screw was a bit unusual. Has anyone else found an iron screw with a lead head on it?View attachment 2043818View attachment 2043819View attachment 2043820View attachment 2043821

Very Cool!!!! Those Shields are hard to find!!! Congrats!!!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Congrats on your first Shield Nickel !
I've only ever found two - yours is in much better condition than both of mine.

 

[Lenrac2]

Congrats! That shield nickel is in really nice shape! Soil around here is not kind to nickels.

 

[Bamasteve]

Great details on that beauty! Way to go!

 

[Steve in PA]

That's a nice one! I have never found a decent looking Shield nickel.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Congrats on your first shield nickel. That, hopefully, broke the ice , and maybe you will find many more.

 

[islamoradamark]

really nice

 

[tnt-hunter]

Congratulations on a nice shield nickel. I have only found 1 in 20 years of detecting and mine was not nearly as nice as yours.

Are you sure the lead headed object is a screw? Lead headed nails were used for putting on corrugated tin roofing. They still make them and I have used them on my tin shed roof. I’m not sure when they started using them, but I know they have been used for at least 100 years.

Thanks for posting, stay safe, good luck and keep swingin.

 

[Gare]

VERY NICE SHIELD Nickle !!!! CONGRATS !!!