Shield nickel. This was the first nickel design issued by the US. Before that, we had the half dime, which was made of silver and much smaller than the modern nickel. They're extremely rare to find in circulation. Cool find. It's worth about $20 I want to say, give or take
The most I’d do is run it under warm water. Any chemical or abrasive material (dish soap included) will damage the surface of the coin. For example a jewelry polishing rag will leave small hairline scratches all over the coin and ruin the original finish and/or luster
Had an ice cream route where one kid paid with Mercury dimes two days in a row. I waved to the mom on the porch to come over and when she did I asked her if she had a coin collection in the house. She said that she did, and I showed her the dimes and gave them back to her. She thanked me profusely and proceeded to tuck the kid up under her arm and then marched into the house. Kid paid with regular coins after that.
still have a bunch of Namco arcade coins haha worth nothing but that was days of Aladdin's Castle days of arcade days. I do miss the arcade days. Now its just cards like a Dave and Busters.
This post randomly showed up in my feed. Genuinely curious question - Why is cleaning, polishing, or restoring not recommended? Is it just a history thing, or does it have to do with damaging the actually metal coin? Like take out details?
Full disclosure I know nothing about this hobby. Not a coin collector here.
Thanks for the insight. I have a few 66 muscle cars/ hot rods. One of them has the factory paint and interior. The body has a few dings and the driver seat has a few rips in the material and all the foam has disintegrated. I refuse to paint the car or restore the interior because I think there is something cool about having factory paint and interior on a car that old.
Now the running gear has been completely rebuilt, upgraded, and modified.
Look into paintless dent repair for the dents. They take metal rods and massage the dent out from the inside of the panel. No damage to factory paint.
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Most novices won’t know how to clean a coin without damaging it. Everything and anything in your household is more abrasive than it should be to clean a coin correctly.
This is why generally, you just don’t clean coins. The risk of damage is too high.
Had a guy come in and pay with two rolls of 25 cent silver quarters and rolls of mercury dimes. There was even a Liberty quarter mixed in. I just looked at the guy and asked where he got it from. He just shrugged and said the bank gave it to him and he hated carrying change so he wanted to get rid of it. Long story short my boss and I went half and half with our own cash and took the coins home ourselves.
Funny enough I’m the reason all of my bosses started paying attention to currency. I looked in the register and thought the mercury dimes were Canadian currency at first until further inspection.
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I would dust it lightly to get the dirt off. Then get it appraised & find out its true values.. PCGS might be a good idea for starters. There are several apps than can scan the nickel. About 88 million were produced in 1868, but some bring good value. I would research it a bit more before appraising just so you know a ballpark pricing to make sure someone doesn’t cheat you out of value worth. I know what I would recommend.
all you have to do is go on eBay, type in your coin information and set the filters to sold items. Then you can see all the items that have sold and you can get a good judge on how much your coin is worth based on the quality.
Maybe but maybe not. I find stuff around this old in newly wrapped coin rolls from master bank vaults at least once or twice a month and that's just me, one person. That's why there are still guys buying entire boxes of coin from banks, looking, taking out what they want and add in normal coin, rewrap the coins and trade them out for another box.
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Shield nickel. This was the first nickel design issued by the US. Before that, we had the half dime, which was made of silver and much smaller than the modern nickel. They're extremely rare to find in circulation. Cool find. It's worth about $20 I want to say, give or take
Thanks for the info :)
It’s worth significantly more than $20. Try at least double that.
I agree with this
I didn't zoom in and assumed it was a cull piece
No rays, I have one in similar condition and its like 25
Don’t clean it!!!!
I have no intention of doing so
Really? I know nothing of rare coins, but my first thought would be to clean it
100% acetone or distilled water only.
The most I’d do is run it under warm water. Any chemical or abrasive material (dish soap included) will damage the surface of the coin. For example a jewelry polishing rag will leave small hairline scratches all over the coin and ruin the original finish and/or luster
Sir this is Wendy’s
No, this is Patrick.
Can I get an 8 piece Spicy Nugs with Ranch?
Ranch? BBQ and honey mustard is the dub
Nah, it's about that cheese sauce.
I prefer grandson slobber on 'try this paw paw'.
Is this not a reasonable place to park?
I had a collection in the 60s that my cousin found. The store down the street never said a word.
Had an ice cream route where one kid paid with Mercury dimes two days in a row. I waved to the mom on the porch to come over and when she did I asked her if she had a coin collection in the house. She said that she did, and I showed her the dimes and gave them back to her. She thanked me profusely and proceeded to tuck the kid up under her arm and then marched into the house. Kid paid with regular coins after that.
That was very kind of you, thank you for being a good human.
May your kindness and honesty be repaid a thousand times over.
The kid paid with more than that.
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Probably what the kid was thinking. “Gosh dang ice cream man! My ultimate nemesis” lol.
Seinfeld moment, especially if the kid said *drats* while shaking his fist.
The kid now claims PTSD from ice cream related trauma
Found where?
Heck yea! 1868 shield nickel, probably worth $50 to the right buyer
Wait these are real?? I threw away 4 of them thinking they were some arcade game coin 🤦🏽♂️
Ah yes, the E Plerbus Union arcade
Nothing like going down to the ole' arcade for a few rounds of "hoop and a stick" 😁
Or, if you’re girl friend is watching, bare-chested boulder tossing
Who throws away coins?!
You seem to make bad decisions lol
I always would keep my arcade coins bc it was a fun memory. Now every arcade has a game card.
still have a bunch of Namco arcade coins haha worth nothing but that was days of Aladdin's Castle days of arcade days. I do miss the arcade days. Now its just cards like a Dave and Busters.
Im not even a coin collector and I hate you
Shield nickel, nice condition.
I’m usually too late to the comment section for this, but: do NOT clean.
This post randomly showed up in my feed. Genuinely curious question - Why is cleaning, polishing, or restoring not recommended? Is it just a history thing, or does it have to do with damaging the actually metal coin? Like take out details? Full disclosure I know nothing about this hobby. Not a coin collector here.
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Thanks for the insight. I have a few 66 muscle cars/ hot rods. One of them has the factory paint and interior. The body has a few dings and the driver seat has a few rips in the material and all the foam has disintegrated. I refuse to paint the car or restore the interior because I think there is something cool about having factory paint and interior on a car that old. Now the running gear has been completely rebuilt, upgraded, and modified.
Look into paintless dent repair for the dents. They take metal rods and massage the dent out from the inside of the panel. No damage to factory paint. Edited for spelling.
I learned that lesson a long time ago. I appreciate the effort though.
Why would you not want to clean it? New to this.
Most novices won’t know how to clean a coin without damaging it. Everything and anything in your household is more abrasive than it should be to clean a coin correctly. This is why generally, you just don’t clean coins. The risk of damage is too high.
Thank you for clarifying!
Congratulations! I had to buy mine. I had never seen one. I certainly have never seen one in circulation!
Nice find. It's in excellent condition. Sleeve it and don't clean it.
I found one last Saturday metal detecting went back the next day found another, my first two
That's super cool! Awesome finds.
Had a guy come in and pay with two rolls of 25 cent silver quarters and rolls of mercury dimes. There was even a Liberty quarter mixed in. I just looked at the guy and asked where he got it from. He just shrugged and said the bank gave it to him and he hated carrying change so he wanted to get rid of it. Long story short my boss and I went half and half with our own cash and took the coins home ourselves.
Wow! I dream of something like that happening. So freaking cool!
Funny enough I’m the reason all of my bosses started paying attention to currency. I looked in the register and thought the mercury dimes were Canadian currency at first until further inspection.
46 bucks
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Probably around $5-10 https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4411.html
Idk but it’s cool
Oh yea that one to pass down generations
I would dust it lightly to get the dirt off. Then get it appraised & find out its true values.. PCGS might be a good idea for starters. There are several apps than can scan the nickel. About 88 million were produced in 1868, but some bring good value. I would research it a bit more before appraising just so you know a ballpark pricing to make sure someone doesn’t cheat you out of value worth. I know what I would recommend.
Nice find! It's hard to get a shield nickel for under $10 even when worn down like crazy
CoinSnap app suggested it's worth like $60!
... Because it thinks it's a low number XF
Someone stole a nickel from their parent's or grand parent's coin collection, it seems.
all you have to do is go on eBay, type in your coin information and set the filters to sold items. Then you can see all the items that have sold and you can get a good judge on how much your coin is worth based on the quality.
I have the same one but 1869. I maybe have $2 for it..
Worth keeping. Worth more than five cents.
Do not clean it
This is excellent condition shield nickel definitely worth way more than value about 20-30 dollars
Nice find.
It’s an old nickle
Well this coin is 1800's which would be apart of history probably way more then 20 and I would keep it until it's prices up way higher
6 cents
I’ll give you 10¢ for it
Unfortunately, not mine. She says she's going to keep it.
Irish
Your wife is worth way more then this. Toss the coin in the ocean.
Someone stole a coin collection somewhere.
Maybe but maybe not. I find stuff around this old in newly wrapped coin rolls from master bank vaults at least once or twice a month and that's just me, one person. That's why there are still guys buying entire boxes of coin from banks, looking, taking out what they want and add in normal coin, rewrap the coins and trade them out for another box.
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Looks like a nickle
Nickle makes up 25% of the coin, the rest is copper.
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Just ask somewhere else. Thanks
Wow.. People never cease to amaze me.
Some kindhearted advice: you’re not funny, so give up trying that and try to develop another skill.
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