My First Shield Nickel

462 · Jan 2, 2015

Yesterday, I went back to where I found the 1793 Half Cent on Tuesday and about 10 feet from where I found it, I found this 1869 Shield Nickel. It was a awesome way to end 2014 and good way to start 2015.

Here are some flat buttons I found in the same area.

pong12211 · Jan 2, 2015

Nice finds. Congrats on the shield nickle.

park pirate · Jan 2, 2015

Nice shield nick..

ks coyote · Jan 2, 2015

Dated Shield Nickels are hard to find. Congrats on a good one.

Trezurehunter · Jan 3, 2015

Very nice looking Shield Nickel. Its always good when you can get a date off of one of those.

ArDirtSlinger · Jan 3, 2015

Looks like a GREAT day!! Congrats

dirtlooter · Jan 3, 2015

really great find, congrats

Wildcat1750 · Jan 3, 2015

WTG on your first Shield Nickel. I'd love to find one of those myself someday! :thumbsup:

462 · Jan 4, 2015

Thanks for all the comments! Hope you all have good luck in the new year.

Professor of Engineering · Jan 4, 2015

Hello 462,

You recovered a nice shield nickel.

Regards,

WildWildBill · Jan 4, 2015

That nickel was a high grade coin until it was dropped. Still a great find. They just corrode so easily

Ifoundit69 · Jan 4, 2015

Nice score , sounds like you have a good spot !

Jesse James · Jan 4, 2015

It's very unfortunate that we will never find a shiny shield nickel in the dirt. Great find. I remember my first one, two in the same day. Not more than a few feet from each other.

462 · Jan 5, 2015

Jesse James said:
It's very unfortunate that we will never find a shiny shield nickel in the dirt. Great find. I remember my first one, two in the same day. Not more than a few feet from each other.

The only ones i've pulled out of the ground that look decent are war nickels.

SGT Claddy · Jan 5, 2015

nice shield nickel one of them and a V nickel are on my list of things to cross off

eyemustdigtreasure · Jan 14, 2015

good show!
Yours, you can make out the date of (1869?) - at least you can see most of the details, my only, is almost blank, 'cept for the "5"

wildthunder · Jan 15, 2015

Great condition, I was lucky and found one a few months ago but not like that condition. sweet!

Argentium · Jan 15, 2015

Those shield nickels are a tough find ! I actually found an 1868 shield in a floor tear out in an old brick building that used to house
railroad workers in Santa Fe . Mine had some stubborn crust on it - I set in a dish and poured Worcestershire sauce over it for a
few hours - cleaned it up nicely ! I don't recommend this to anybody because it is acidic and will wreck the value to a collector,
but for rather toasty common date , common type coins it's probably alright .

462 · Jan 16, 2015

wildthunder said:
Great condition, I was lucky and found one a few months ago but not like that condition. sweet!<img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1106509"/>

That looks like it has a lot of detail under the crud but it's hard to tell what you would have left if you cleaned it.

Metal Illness · Jan 16, 2015

Big congrats on your first Shield! I remember my first one, it was an accidental find! I was chasing a wheaty signal in the hole, after recovering it, I re-scanned the hole and heard a gold/foil/nickel tone I didn't hear originally and about three inches deeper I pulled my first Shield Nickel. It's in fair condition although I can't get a definitive date 188? On 1-4-15 I found my 2nd one at a new field site, it is an 1866 with rays! I used an sos pad to clean it. they are pretty tough and can take a good scrubbing, but if you decide to use this method try it on another junk nickel first and determine if you like the result.
Here's hoping you find many more!!