Does anyone else like varieties? NEWP 1866 Shield Nickel (Clashed Dies)

[Oih82w8]

I have this addiction to varieties and I can't quite shake.  I was trying to complete my 7070 with varieties, but I started leaning toward eye-appeal.  I still have my reference sheet of varieties to look for and I found another earlier this year.  1866 5C RPD & Obv Die Clash FS-306/401 I also attached the OBV/REV overlay to help visualize the die clash.  Thank you for your interest and looking forward to comments.

[Turtle]

Very kool, my friend…… love them‼️‼️👍👍🎯👀‼️‼️‼️
I’ve always loved clashed dies, I use to have a few 3-cent nickels in high grade that had cool clashing, wish I still had them‼️😱High Grade 3 cents were always easy to find clashed dies.

[Zoins]

Die clashes are awesome. I love seeing the overlaid designs so thanks for sharing this one Oih82w8!

Regarding the FS-306/401 designation for this clash, who creates these designations and what do the letters/numbers signify?

[Oih82w8]

Those are designated by Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton (FS numbers).

According to the Cherry-Pickers Guide;

101-299 OBV Doubled Die
301-399 OBV Date Variety
401-499 OBV Variety Misc
501-699 Mintmark Variety
701-799 Misc Variety
801-899 REV Doubled Die
901-999 REV Variety MISC

Combinations can occur as well, like the Shield Nickel above; OBV Date Variety (Rpunched Date) AND OBV Variety MISC (OBV Clashed Die)

Thank you for your question!

John

A four-digit identifier is used for two or more major varieties