Two Feather Abraded Die Varieties

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As with all Abraded Die Varieties (ADVs), Two Feather varieties were created after some damage occurred to a die, typically from a die clash. If the clash occurred in the vicinity of the Indian’s small feather, the small feather may have been removed when a mint employee attempted to remove the evidence of the die clash.

What do clashed dies look like? What parts of the reverse die make an impression on the obverse die? The fields are the highest parts of the dies and consequently are the parts likely to collide hardest. The impressions left behind will be […]

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Thank you for dropping by! This site is dedicated to providing information about Buffalo nickel varieties. It focuses on the “Lesser Known” varieties included in PCGS’s Buffalo Nickels Complete Varieties Set. Some background pages are accessible from the menu bar at the top of the page. They provide information about how Buffalo nickel varieties are created and some suggestions about how to search for them on the Web. The heart of the site is set up as a blog so that it is easy to update and provides an interactive format for others to contribute. My posts to the blog […]