Shield nickel

[jbolf6]

I was hunting my local park last week and found my first shield nickel, 1869. Not in the best shape but I was excited. Only about 3" deep.

 

[giant056]

Congrats on your first shield nickel :thumbsup01: the last two that I've found didn't have a date, I've got one with a date, it's hard to find one that is still readable.

 

[Digger Don]

Excellent find. I'm still looking for my first one.
Congrats

 

[geodehunter]

Congrats on your first shield nickel. :thumbsup02:

 

[Timewarpdigger]

Nice I like the older coins. Congrats!!!

 

[wisconsin digger]

Great coins, those are not to common. Wisconsin Digger

 

[aloldstuff]

Very nice find, I'm still looking for my 1st. Those nickels usually don't come out of the ground in to good a shape, nice that yours had a date. :congrats:

 

[Tony Two-Cent]

Congrats on your first Shield Nickel! That's awesome! :clapping:

They are almost never in good shape, but yours actually isn't that bad. Still nice details on it and a clear date which seldom happens.

Great find! :thumbsup02:

 

[del]

:cheering::cheering: First Shield Nickle :cheering::cheering:
Congratulations:clapping::clapping:
Its definitely a milestone to find one of these coins Jbolf6

 

[freemindstuck]

Even though they are usually roached out. It is still very cool to find an example of the original nickel. Congrats!

 

[Skamaniac]

Very nice find! Congratulations to you.

 

[OxShoeDrew]

I found my one and only last season, how's the other side? :congrats:

 

[jbolf6]

The other side isn't real good. I mean you can clearly see the 5 and the stars around it. The big thing is I was able to read the date

 

[jbolf6]

Thanks Tony, I was excited to find it!

 

[kpmoose]

Congrats on that shield nickel. That one is on my list of coins I would like to find. Nice that you got one with a readable date. :thumbsup02:

 

[Otis Campbell]

Congrats on the shield nickel, another coin that is still eluding me!