Nice Detail Shield Nickel

[Fingerlakes119]

Long story short. I got to hunt 3 old properties with a friend after work. 2 of them had some type of interference where my etrac was not working normally. I didn't have any notable finds there. On the way home I decided to stop at a school where I have had some luck recently. I never used to hunt nickels, but I started last year. All summer I have had a goal to find a Liberty Nickel (V Nickel), but they have eluded me while I have watched my sons find them on some of our hunts. I found this 1868 shield nickel on my second target almost passed it up the signal was not solid. Glad I didn't. I also found a 39 mercury dime before leaving. Detail of this coin is great for its age.

HH george

 

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[RJ55]

Congratulations on the shield and the merc.

 

[Old Dude]

That shield has some wonderful detail. Nickels were often overlooked by cherry pickers.

 

[Carolina Tom]

That is an awesome nickel. Excellent condition and old! Very well done.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice looking shield nickel, congratulations!

 

[Captain Caveman]

Great Coin! Congratz!!!

 

[park pirate]

Thats a sweet shield nickel awesome detail....

 

[pepperj]

That's one the nicest Shield Nickels I've seen posted up, congrats on the find.

 

[cjon455]

Wow, that shield is a survivor!, excellent detail on it, heck of a find!

 

[qaela4]

Great detail on that nickel! I've only found one and no where near as nice as this.

 

[Ogre1190]

THAT...is sweet!

 

[Loco-Digger]

Nice find George. I am still looking for my 1st shield nickle.

 

[coinman123]

Looks better than most of the 1980's Jefferson Nickels I find. Congrats on that beauty, I am still waiting on my first Shield Nickel, as it will have finished my dug nickel type set.

 

[digging440yrs]

Sweet--dont come out of the ground like that very often

 

[49r Relics]

Rare to see dug in that condition, congrats!!

 

[46Wheat]

very nice sheild

 

[basque-man]

Think your right! Awesome Details!

 

[treblehunter]

Sweet condition, I found mine with rays but in bad condition.

 

[Scrappy]

All the shields I've pulled have been wasted from time in the ground. I'm glad to see someone is finding nice ones. I have one in decent condition only because it was sandwiched between two coins. The conditions must have been perfect around that coin.

Congrats!

 

[Trezurehunter]

That is probably one of the best Shield Nickels I have ever seen that came out of the dirt. It is without a doubt in great shape.