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1883 Racketeer Nickel!!

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What's left of the gold plating. All original, not one of those modern plated 1883 N/C V nickels to look like racketeer nickels. Certainly has not been cleaned. The vertical scratches and almost cloudiness look is from what's left of the gold plate.



1883-Racketeer-Nickel!!

1883-Racketeer-Nickel!!


Got this Racketeer nickel at my LCS last week, for, well, you guys might be a bit jealous here, $0.25...
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11/28/2015 5:17 pm
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 Posted 11/28/2015  12:05 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add 0xDA71D to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Does it have filed rims?
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No ;(
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That's a nice piece of history for a quarter!

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 Posted 11/28/2015  12:16 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ChildOfTheWheat to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nice! A cool piece with a ton of history behind it
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11/28/2015 1:26 pm
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Great item.
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 Posted 11/28/2015  5:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinHuntingDrew to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
VF-20?
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More like F-15 ish... Anyways, still a great deal! You always get the best purchases... By the way, when will the coin store buys party 2 video be up on your channel, Drew?
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Within the next week or two. Trying to get a nice sunny day to film it on. Looking at the weather - possibly tomorrow!
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I agree with Child about F-15.
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I am also at F-15.
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