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1886 or wishful thinking?

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nod2003
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Posted 11/07/2009  1:26 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add nod2003 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Message

looking for opinions on a liberty nickel I got for $1.
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coinyoungsta
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Posted 11/07/2009  1:36 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add coinyoungsta to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

i really cant tell you but I think it is an 1888, but in one of the pics it looks like 1886 so, maybe someone else can help you
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echizento
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Tough call on this one, try an acetone dip it might help clean it up a bit to show that last number.
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XavierOfGreen
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nicadate
Oldest Found-------
Cent: 1842 (from machine)
Three Cent: 1866 [Nickel] (from machine)
Nickel: 1883 (from roll)
Dime: 1918 (from roll)
Quarter: 1932 (from machine)
Half: 1917 (from roll)
Dollar: 1880 (from machine)
Foriegn: 1863 (from machine)
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Looks like 1886 to my untrained eye....
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Moe145
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Here's the dates of a couple of Liberty nickels to crosscheck against:

1885 Liberty Nickel:






1886 Liberty Nickel



The last digit looks (maybe) even more like a 5 than a 6.

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coppernickeldaddy
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I agree with XoG; Nic-A-Date.
When snow melts, where does all of the white go???
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Posted 11/12/2009  07:29 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add TreasHunt to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

6?

Who cares, put it on ebay it'll go for nice money.

;)
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