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Finally, two copies of Fletcher & Flynn's: The Authoritative Reference on Three Cent Nickels popped up on Amazon a couple weeks ago. I have been waiting for quite some time to get my hands on this reference; mostly impart to lack of photos of die varieties on the world wide web. I had a few varieties I could not identify because of the lack of photos. NGC has some listed and with missing photos, while PCGS has even less as they only recognize major varieties, even-so they too are missing some photos of varieties they recognize.
There are many varieties for 1865 to be on the lookout for. Out of the MPDs, having 5 misplaced covers most types of variety however, this one the entire date is misplaced and can be seen lying within the denticles. Each digit below itself. It is listed as FF-MPD-003 (Fletcher & Flynn respectively).
The 8, 6, & 5 also show evidence of being repunched (underlying initial punch north of final). This is not noted by Fletcher and Flynn even though you can clearly see the same repunching in the photo in their guide as compared to my photos.
I will continue to post 3CN varieties if you have a continued interest.
There are many varieties for 1865 to be on the lookout for. Out of the MPDs, having 5 misplaced covers most types of variety however, this one the entire date is misplaced and can be seen lying within the denticles. Each digit below itself. It is listed as FF-MPD-003 (Fletcher & Flynn respectively).
The 8, 6, & 5 also show evidence of being repunched (underlying initial punch north of final). This is not noted by Fletcher and Flynn even though you can clearly see the same repunching in the photo in their guide as compared to my photos.
I will continue to post 3CN varieties if you have a continued interest.
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