1870 or 1879 Shield Nickel?

[timo16]

Do you think Nic-A-Date will make this date more legible? What do you think it is?

[AstroTrain]

1879 is my opinion

[skippy]

1870. The date logotype is spread wider in 1879.

[johnny9434]

1870. ( i agree with the above post )

[michael]

1879 is my opinion

 

CORRECT! (thumbs u

 

NO-- please dont nick-a-date it as it will ruin the value as the date is clearly seen

 

nice coin with a great story to tell if it could talk

 

 

please dont do anything to the coin as if it aint broke dont fix it

[CyberspaceVoid]

Do you think Nic-A-Date will make this date more legible? What do you think it is?

 

Yes, Nic-A-Date will probably help but it will also mar the surface. Some people are out there collect almost illegable dated coins (especially graded ones) trying to collect a registry set with the lowest point value. There appears to be a good home for every old coin "treasure" out there somewhere.

[newprepper]

Do you think Nic-A-Date will make this date more legible? What do you think it is?

 

Yes, Nic-A-Date will probably help but it will also mar the surface. Some people are out there collect almost illegable dated coins (especially graded ones) trying to collect a registry set with the lowest point value. Obviously there is a good home for every coin somewhere.

 

Really? Lowest graded?

[CyberspaceVoid]

... really. Amazing, isn't it?

[newprepper]

do they pay moon money for them? if they do send them my way

[skippy]

Despite the people who are advising you that in their opinion this is an 1879, that is simply not possible. The width of the date logotype is too narrow for 1879, while it is typical for 1870.

 

You are unlikely to hurt the value of this coin by Nic-a-dating it. It's not worth much. There's a small possibility that the reverse could have a valuable variety, but you haven't shown a photo of the reverse to take a look at.

 

[timo16]

[timo16]

[skippy]

Don't see anything significant on the reverse. Hard to be 100% positive on a small photo of a low grade coin. But thanks for posting.

[CyberspaceVoid]

do they pay moon money for them? if they do send them my way

 

I sure wouldn't, but then I don't collect them either, although I have sold a few raw examples because they were so worn. Moon money just isn't going to happen .....

[timo16]

I paid 28 cents for it. It was mixed in with a lot of 200 lower grade v nickels I bought on Ebay.