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jbolf6
05-15-2014, 08:02 AM
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
05-15-2014, 08:36 AM
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
05-15-2014, 09:05 AM
Excellent find. I'm still looking for my first one.
Congrats

geodehunter
05-15-2014, 04:12 PM
Congrats on your first shield nickel. :thumbsup02:

Timewarpdigger
05-15-2014, 04:25 PM
Nice I like the older coins. Congrats!!!

wisconsin digger
05-15-2014, 06:51 PM
Great coins, those are not to common. Wisconsin Digger

aloldstuff
05-16-2014, 06:56 AM
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
05-16-2014, 09:30 AM
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
05-16-2014, 10:52 AM
:cheering::cheering: First Shield Nickle :cheering::cheering:
Congratulations:clapping::clapping:
Its definitely a milestone to find one of these coins Jbolf6

freemindstuck
05-16-2014, 11:13 AM
Even though they are usually roached out. It is still very cool to find an example of the original nickel. Congrats!

Skamaniac
05-16-2014, 02:03 PM
Very nice find! Congratulations to you.

OxShoeDrew
05-16-2014, 02:37 PM
I found my one and only last season, how's the other side? :congrats:

jbolf6
05-16-2014, 04:56 PM
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
05-16-2014, 04:58 PM
Thanks Tony, I was excited to find it!

kpmoose
05-17-2014, 10:22 PM
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
05-18-2014, 08:14 PM
Congrats on the shield nickel, another coin that is still eluding me!