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I have an Esterbrook pen with three digits on the nib: 554. It is definitely not a dip nib. I can't find this kind of nib on any of the Esterbrook nib charts, which only have 4 digit nib numbers. I suspect it is a 2xxx series as it has no tipping nor a roll-over tip. Is this an earlier version of the nib?

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Ok, wait wait wait. Turning the nib in the light I can see a light "1" in front. So it is "1554". Never mind.

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Don't sweat it, aside from being small print, some of those "1"s seem lightly struck.

The good one was an offer to sell an "8996" nib. What? I can't find that number. The guy claimed it was a special "rare" prototype. A photo showed the truth. 9668 running vertical, he was reading it upside down! Funny part was he got offended and accused me of trying to rip him off. I sent him a link showing the nib and blocked him. Did give me a funny story though.

 

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Don't sweat it, aside from being small print, some of those "1"s seem lightly struck.

The good one was an offer to sell an "8996" nib. What? I can't find that number. The guy claimed it was a special "rare" prototype. A photo showed the truth. 9668 running vertical, he was reading it upside down! Funny part was he got offended and accused me of trying to rip him off. I sent him a link showing the nib and blocked him. Did give me a funny story though.

 

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Yeah, and there was someone on Ebay that was selling a pen with a 9778 nib a while back. It was really a 9788 (flexible medium), just a typo in the header for the listing. I kept watching that one for a while, on the basis that maybe someone else wouldn't notice and I'd get it for a really good price (this is *also* known as "Hope springs eternal"...).

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I know about those pens you notice are special and hoping no one else does. Last week I saw a red icicle over there with few bids. Somehow I got it shipped for under $30. LJ, new sac, 1555 Red Icicle! Jewels are perfect and clip is tight. Don't care if I paid more than I should have or not, she is a beautiful pen.

 

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I know about those pens you notice are special and hoping no one else does. Last week I saw a red icicle over there with few bids. Somehow I got it shipped for under $30. LJ, new sac, 1555 Red Icicle! Jewels are perfect and clip is tight. Don't care if I paid more than I should have or not, she is a beautiful pen.

 

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Under $30--I'd call that a good deal.

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