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Posted - Yesterday 9:31 pm
Nice pickup.
I like it when a dealer doesn't know what they have,
and the collector does I once hit the jackpot at a local show , I bought 8 coins for 0.50 because the dealer didn't know what they were. lets just say they are worth at least $7 each.  |
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I'd love to come across one of those. Nice piece of history and intrigue.  |
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This is the first I have heard about these nickels. My question is why is this not on the lists of coins to watch for? I've seen several lists and even in the Red Book and no information on the Hennings nickel. What else am I looking over due to ignorance? |
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Just keep reading CCF threads and posts. You'll learn a lot about all numismatics.
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Pacificcoin, these were contempory circulating counterfeits, not coins intended to defraud coin collectors. As such, they are collectible in their own right, though technically yes, they are illegal to own.
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Thanks for sharing the article. I found it to be very interesting. I've never really looked into Henning nickels, although they've been talked about many times on this forum. I would very much like to acquire one now. I think I'll do a little window shopping.
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I want to find the whole set of them now after finding one of these...
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Cool coin and great story.
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Congrats.
Other than a 1950D all I need to find for self "end all be all" CRH satisfaction is finding a Henning.
And knowing my luck I will find one before I find a 1950D.
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Personally I think finding one of the harder to distinguish off dates will be easier then a 1944 Henning since they have become well known and more people are looking for them. Look at all of your 1939, 1946, 1947 and 1953 nickels first for the hole in the R of PLURIBUS on the reverse. But then also get familiar with the rough bumpy surfaces of the fields and the softness around the letters to help find the off date Hennings without the defective R. There are plenty of Henning photos on this forum to help see this effect.
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It's a fake, throw it back!  |
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 definitely a counterfeit  |
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So much for ridding the hobby of counterfeits. Is it not illegal to buy and sell counterfeit USCoins? I believe it is legal to own counterfeits produced before the Hobby Protection Act was passed in 1973. Fakes and repros made after that have to be marked. Nice purchase! |
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