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Shield Nickel of 1880 Once Bought Lunch

he Shield nickel has to be about the least studied and least collected coin of the United States. In part that seems to be the situation for the nickel in general. Back in the 1950s, the Jefferson nickel was hotly collected and the Buffalo nickel was not far behind. The Shield nickel just didn’t seem to register as a popular

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