Nickel Trifecta, First Shield

[Captain Caveman]

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!



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

 

[deershed]

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

 

[cjon455]

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

 

[Trezurehunter]

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.

 

[trapperart]

Very nice job congrats

 

[Loco-Digger]

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

 

[PA Sleuth]

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

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds! Thanks for sharing...

 

[Carolina Tom]

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

 

[Captain Caveman]

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?

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!

 

[against the wind]

Big congrats on "The Nickel Quadfecta"
I may have found 3 or 4 Shields over the years,, all of them toast

 

[Diggin Dude]

Ahhh nickel trifecta!! Congrats and HH

 

[sscindercoop]

Congrats on the trifecta!!

 

[Jyverb64]

What a great nickel day

 

[46Wheat]

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

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the Tri!

 

[Vonclemen29]

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

 

[Tommy G]

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!