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I've been offered this 1886 nickel, uncertified, for a competitive price. It's low enough that buying it wouldn't be a huge dent for me but I figured I'd get some opinions before doing something foolhardy. I'm no expert on this particular series. Thoughts?   |
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't see anything which scares me regarding authenticity, but those patches of black in the denticles look to me like places a harsh cleaning couldn't reach or couldn't remove.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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I would say xf details I also see a rim gauge on the reverse
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Rest in Peace
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EF-45 ,genuine. bad reverse rim nick, weak I in liberty. in this series the I is the first letter to wear in LIBERTY. light scratch on reverse across bottom of V.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Real...with rev rim gouge.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I also think it is real.
XF
Old cleaning, with hit in rim.
One of the top three Liberty head nickel. A lot of good value in
this nickel.
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Pillar of the Community
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XF details. Lovely key date coin.
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Rest in Peace
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Depending on price it's better than a lower grade slick which are what most collectors have to settle for.
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New Member
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I'm glad it's authentic, because the value is really good. First thing I'll do is send it to a TPG just to be 110% sure. I didn't anticipate the cleaning but it looks nice nonetheless. The price is somewhere in the $70 range, if it's lower than usual that's probably because the seller doesn't normally deal coins. What do cleaned examples such as this generally go for? Edited by Dinkhart
08/21/2015 9:35 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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I think $70 is more than fair for that coin, I'd be all over it.
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Pillar of the Community
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 $70 for any 1886 V nickel in G or better condition is  worthy. |
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New Member
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Good to hear, I'll go ahead with this purchase!
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Bedrock of the Community
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$70?
Send me 10, please, gouged or not..
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