Nickel Trifecta, First Shield

Captain Caveman

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A field I've been watching was finally bushhogged, so I got permission and put the Etrac to it. The field must have been cherry picked in the past because I found modern clad, but no silver and only 4 wheats. I say it was cherry picked because I found a total of 8 nickels, which is way out of normal proportions for my finds. Of the 8 nickels, 4 were older Jeffersons, 2 were buffalos (1918 and toasted), 1 V and my first Shield. I can't believe these older nickels were there and no silver, unless it was cherry picked. Anyways....

Here is a picture of the older nickels. I tried a new cleaning method on the no-date buffalo, it didn't work very well. The other ones were pretty close to toasted, but I got a date off the buffalo and the V. The Shield has just enough detail to identify it as a Shield. I'm happy though, it's my first!

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Sorry for the picture quality, it was dark outside, so this was taken inside.
 

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deershed

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Sweet day with the nickels!! You got a guadfecta. Lol
Congrats on your first shield, got my first earlier this year too.
 

cjon455

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Nice scores, shields don't pop up all that often, good job
 

Trezurehunter

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Hey Captain, don't cut yourself short. 4 nickels would be a quadfecta. Great job. I am still looking for my first Shield Nickel and cant believe after all these years I haven't stepped over one yet.
 

Loco-Digger

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I consider it a grand slam, Congrats on the Nickel day.
 

PA Sleuth

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The shield nickel still eludes me, nice work. Don't see a nickel trifecta every day.
 

Carolina Tom

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Congrats CC. The nickel quadfecta is a tough one... that is every nickel ever made!
 

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Captain Caveman

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Sweet day with the nickels!! You got a guadfecta. Lol
Congrats on your first shield, got my first earlier this year too.
Thanks! I guess I did, I just didn't think about it correctly.

Nice scores, shields don't pop up all that often, good job
Thanks! It's my first!

Hey Captain, don't cut yourself short. 4 nickels would be a quadfecta. Great job. I am still looking for my first Shield Nickel and cant believe after all these years I haven't stepped over one yet.
Thanks! I should have titled it Nickel Quadfecta. I wonder if I'll ever have the chance again? :dontknow:

Very nice job congrats
Thanks Art!

I consider it a grand slam, Congrats on the Nickel day.
Thanks Loco! Grand Slam it is!

Congrats CC. The nickel quadfecta is a tough one... that is every nickel ever made!
Thanks Tom! I didn't even occur to me that the US only produced 4 nickel types. I'm so glad you mentioned that to me! Now yesterday seems crazy!
 

Diggin Dude

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Ahhh nickel trifecta!! Congrats and HH
 

Jyverb64

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What a great nickel day
 

46Wheat

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Nice nickel grand slam . The shield still eludes me . Congrats
 

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Congratualtions on the Tri! :occasion14:
 

Vonclemen29

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Heck yea man. Good finds. I hope to find a shield also. Maybe one day.
 

Tommy G

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I've found buffalo's an V nickels on the same day, but I've never been able to pull off the grand slam you did. Great finds!
 

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