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1905  1906  1908  1910  1912  1912-D  A lot of pretty rough coins... But I couldn't pass it up for 13 bucks! The 1910 and 1912-D actually look pretty nice, though. Edited by Humanist1287
03/24/2026 4:59 pm
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Very nice!  Harco albums were notorious for PVC damage. If the pages are soft, not brittle, then they are surly PVC. It this is the case, get those nickels out of that album NOW! Rinse them well with acetone and put them in a Dansco.  |
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Nice purchase! I agree with jbuck. Get them out of those PVC sleeves. You don't want PVC damage on them. Errers and Varietys.
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Thanks, EV and jbuck  I did take them out. Several of them I actually did swap out with ones that I had already. These are the ones I took out of the Harco album in favor of swapping with thes I had already; The 1898, though nothing high grade, as you can tell, looks way better than the one I have currently  Here is how the album is looking now:  Second, blank page with all my extras and duplicates;  Nothing new with my Shield nickels currently. They are a much harder lot to find! That's all for now, folks! |
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Looking good! |
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Looking great! Errers and Varietys.
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Excellent purchase - I'm glad you got them out and safe from that PVC! |
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Thanks, guys. Dearborn, definitely! I am debating about possibly taking the 1885 out of the slab. I'm not sure what I wanna do.  I only have 3 slabbed coins, the 1885 nickel and my other Lincoln cents. I like the idea of having a small collection of slabbed coins, but I want to complete the full album. At least with my Lincoln cents, I have some decent placeholders so I feel no need to crack the coins out. But for the 1885... I dunno  I suppose I could try to either track down a dateless V nickel, or possibly use the reverse method. |
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I like a filled album hole more than one in the slab. It works for me because I am not selling and I do not owe my heirs anything.  |
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True! I still haven't decided yet, though.  I did acquire some new Liberty nickels recently. I ordered some "lower grade" coins, namely the 1888, 1890 and 1894.    And here's where were at now  I just need those 1886 and 1912-S key dates. However, my plan is to also over time upgrade the 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1894 and 1896 coins. It's not a race and I can shop around and find whatever I like best for the best prices. I just like seeing the album full of V nickels.  The 1887, 1888 and 1894 will probably be the most expensive ones to upgrade. |
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Great purchases! Errers and Varietys.
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Great additions. I'm mixed on cracking out coins, so I'm no help there. Part of me likes that if I ever have to sell them, I could get more if they are slabbed but then again, how much more are we really talking. Now if it's a 1909-S VDB in a slab, that one is never coming out.
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Thanks, EV and seamonkey Yeah, I feel you. I'm hesitant to crack out a nearly 300 dollar coin. Also, like you mentioned... Should I ever have to sell the coin, say for example, in a dire financial need.... I'd rather the whole value be there. Coins that are 100+ dollars, eh, okay. I said I wouldn't crack out some of my key date Lincolns, but I did. I'm okay with it. I don't really anticipate ever trying to sell them honestly. |
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Looking good! |
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Thank you, jbuck. I haven't done too much with this series recently, mostly because it's expensive  But, now that the majority of the holes are filled, I think I am going to circle back around eventually and try to find some nicer coins for some of the earlier dates.  I did, however, today, catch a great deal on a slabbed 1886. It's not really the best looking coin, but will work for me as a good hole filler, especially being a key date. Without getting into specifics, I will say that the coin cost me around 60 bucks and was graded/slabbed by ANACS. That's incredibly cheap for a Liberty nickel key date IMO. |
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