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1881 3-Cent Nickel Cud(s) and Die Cracks

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    • Oct 2024
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    1881 3-Cent Nickel Cud(s) and Die Cracks

    Hello everyone! I hope you all had a nice holiday. I'm looking to get some updated pictures of this coin to send into cuds on coins, but in the meantime I thought I would post my existing pictures here. A bonus for this coin is that it also has a RPD! At least it sure looks like it to me, but I have been wrong more times than I can count so take that into consideration. This is currently sitting in my type set and I estimate the grade to be around MS-63 but would love to hear your opinions on that, if you feel so inclined to chime in. Thanks for your time!
    1881 3cn Obv 52MP(2) Cud Resized.jpg 1881 3cn Rev 52MP Cud and Cracks Resized.jpg 1881 3cn Obv Zoomed Date 52MP Resized.jpg 1881 3cn Rev 52MP (1) zoomed(top) Resized.jpg 1881 3cn Rev Zoomed Center 52MP Cracks Resized.jpg 1881 3cn Rev 52MP zoomed(bottom) Resized.jpg
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    Thinking about this a little bit more, do cracked dies typically make coins with weaker strikes? I would assume that to be true because the intended pressure on the strike would be lessened due to the die state and, in turn, create less intricate details on the coin. Please let me know if I'm wrong as that's just an assumption.

    Also, the RPD is most evident at the last "1" in the date with doubled left-side on the vertical part. It can also be seen on the top left of the base of that "1" but the first "1" has it as well. It's just not as easy to see with these current pictures. I'll post some more images sometime tomorrow most likely.

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