1912-S Nickel: Traded It In On A 1909-S VDB!

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Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6399 Posts	Posted 03/01/2008 3:13 pm Here's a recent ebay purchase. What grade would you call it? It's definitely got hairlines from an old cleaning, so I think it would be wasted money and effort to send it to PCGS. Maybe I should try ANACS on this one. I would appreciate your comments. Thanks everyone! Edited by Jaobler 03/10/2008 4:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Bilbo Pillar of the Community United States 812 Posts	Posted 03/01/2008 3:44 pm It's right on the line, but I'll go with F-12. I think I see a faint I in LIBERTY. The hair detail is more consistent with VG, but I think, overall, I'd say F-12 details. Report this Post to the Staff
halfabustisbetter Pillar of the Community United States 1984 Posts	Posted 03/01/2008 3:47 pm I agree; you've got enough for F-12 details. Report this Post to the Staff
atlashealth Pillar of the Community United States 1691 Posts	Posted 03/01/2008 10:51 pm cleaned, scratched,rim damage... VG net Report this Post to the Staff
j_h_s Pillar of the Community United States 1934 Posts	Posted 03/02/2008 05:44 am with atlas, net. Report this Post to the Staff
mr merc Valued Member United States 143 Posts	Posted 03/02/2008 1:36 pm I would grade VG-10 harshly cleaned. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6399 Posts	Posted 03/09/2008 2:20 pm So, I decided the hairlines and general look of my 1912-S nickel were starting to bother me. I took it to the Visalia show yesterday and a local dealer took it in trade towards a better coin: I've never had one of these before and decided it was about time. This one strikes me as a choice, no-problem VF coin. What do you all think? Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6399 Posts	Posted 03/10/2008 4:35 pm I was checking the PCGS guide to Counterfeit Detection to make sure that my new cent had the diagnostics of a genuine coin (it looks like a good one ). I found out something interesting: the 1912-S nickel used the same mintmark punch as the 1909-S VDB cent! If you compare the mintmarks in my photos you can see the close resemblance. It strikes me as quite a coincidence that I happened to use this nickel as a down payment on that cent! Report this Post to the Staff
1sikevo Pillar of the Community United States 1130 Posts	Posted 03/10/2008 5:00 pm Look real to me but the color seems a little off. Maybe cleaned or dipped at one time ? Report this Post to the Staff
atlashealth Pillar of the Community United States 1691 Posts	Posted 03/10/2008 7:16 pm TPG will let you sleep at night ...plus double or triple the raw value! Report this Post to the Staff
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