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Chad

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My eyes are horrible, can any of you see anything on this? It is slightly larger than a barber dime. First pic is it sitting on top of the barber, so you can see the size difference. Maybe part of a shield on the back??

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Wow...never heard that...I'll give it a shot! Can't hurt it, that's for sure :)

I scanned it, I don't think it magnified it.
 
Well,....I think the french vanilla creamer helped! I also rotated it a bit. . . May not grade as an AU but definitely a VF at least!!!! :lol::lol::lol:
 

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Holy cow, I'll have to remember that trick. Before you "creamed" it it looked blank to me. Dang old eyes anyhow, and squinting did not help me :lol:

Congrats!
 
No love for the ID?:lol: You could see the shield and the Eagle before you creamed her. Even in that condition it's a sweet find. Congrats!


Hunt Happy!
Plug Martian
 
what i see on that coin is that little fella looking up towards the sky, ha! :D
almost looks like Elvis! :shock: :laughing:
 

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Chad, Sorry I see a smooth shield nickel in pic 1. also size is off for a dime. Is it silver or nickel?
 
Use a pair of calipers to measure the diameter (mm). Regardless of the worn detail, the diameter will match perfectly with the known diameter of known coin(s) (i.e. A Capped Bust dime has a diameter of 18.8 mm).
 
Yeah I agree with Pescadore and others...It looks to be the size of a shield nickel...is it silver?
 
Don't forget, Bust dimes are larger than modern dimes. 18.5mm compared to 17.9mm. A nickel is 21.2mm. The size of the coin and the size, position, and orientation of the shield on the reverse show it's a CBD. No chance it's a nickel.

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Plug Martian
 
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