Mildred Kent Hadley (1906-2001) Coin Album
The 1906 Liberty Head Nickel set a new high bar for mintages in the Nickel series -- the 38 million plus pieces struck this years was the highest since the series was inaugurated in 1866. As expected, this date is very common, but like most of the dates in the 1900s, it is impossible to find truly superb examples. Per the PCGS Population Report, the best example certified by them is a single PCGS MS66+. No PCGS MS67 has appeared on the market in the 25+ years PCGS has been in business, and it is not for lack of trying...there is a cluster of MS66s just waiting to break the MS67 barrier.
The 1906-D is the first Half Eagle from the Denver Mint. It is very common in all grades and is easily obtained in choice condition. The small premium given to this date and the 1907-D is solely because of the two coin's popularity and not their rarity. Both are very common although the 1906-D is more rare than the 1907-D.
