Shield nickel variety collectors are a fortunate lot - the
coinage series offers far more varieties and far more
interesting varieties than almost any other U.S. series.
The fantastic doubled die shield nickel pictured above is
but one small sample of the varieties available.
Shield nickel variety collectors are also an accursed lot
- the sheer number of varieties and the great similarity
of some of the varieties to each other can make accurate
attribution of shield nickel varieties an exercise in
frustration. Currently available reference books about
shield nickels provide a small picture of the variety area
of the coin only, so the die crack on another part of the
coin that would conclusively establish the attribution for
you is frustratingly not visible.
Shield Nickel Viewer (SNV) is a computerized reference for
shield nickels, designed to facilitate accurate
attribution of shield nickel varieties. Multiple pictures
of all areas of the coin are provided so that any possible
hints for correct attribution are visible. A computerized
reference offers many advantages over printed references -
the "Welcome" page of the SNV manual explains these
advantages.

shieldnickels.net/snv/snv.html

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