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Pillar of the Community
United States
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We picked this lady up for the type set last weekend in Fredricksburg, VA. I am starting to realize what an underrated coin the Liberty nickel is. It reminds me of the Washlady Dollar. Sweeeeettttttt.   Thanks for looking! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
602 Posts |
Wow. I've went through so many junk bins that seeing a FULLY SEE-ABLE V nickel is nice for a change. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3453 Posts |
I am in the MS-63 or higher camp. That is one great example - nice pick up!  |
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
729 Posts |
Those are three extremely weak struck stars...
Nice coin though.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3283 Posts |
Such clean fields and bust, I would expect MS64, assuming decent luster, although there are the weak stars.
Edited by upstate
10/02/2013 11:57 am
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Moderator
 United States
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This one's a very, very tough grade because of the weak strike. I won't come down on either side of the fence without it in hand, but the two choices (to me) are AU55 or MS65 and my leaning is towards the latter. Tremendous example of the issue either way.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7195 Posts |
What a great V nickle, congratulations on your addition.
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Moderator
United States
15472 Posts |
Very nice eye appeal on this coin HONDO ... grading by internet photograph is a bit difficult on this example due to the noted strike weakness. Notice some discussion in prior replies about strike quality ... expanding that just a bit ... likely you already know all of this.  Charles Barber designed this series with the traditional 13 stars on the obverse ... each with a 6 pedal 'star' ... best seen in your example in star #4 ... none of the other stars are fully struck and stars 1, 2, and 11 shown no pedal detail at all. On the reverse ... my indicator of strike quality is the two corn cobs associated with the wreath below the "V" .. most reasonably struck examples show significant corn cob detail in the right cob (11am position) ... a well struck coin would show detail in the left corn cob ... your coin exhibits neither. That said ... this is a very clean coin from a technical grade IMHO ... I struggle to see any bag hits or field chatter ... and as previously noted the coin has tremendous eye appeal. I suggest a technical grade of MS65 ... Closing with this final thought ... the selection of a single coin for a type set IMHO should encompass consideration of all three key elements of a coins quality ... Eye appeal, technical grade and strike quality. This coin nails two of three ... very well done and much better that most of us will ever acquire. David |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3486 Posts |
Oh boy. The 'strike' turning an otherwise exceptional coin into a 'details' coin. So much folly. Strike exists independently of the grade and more properly falls into the 'eye appeal' category. Grade is "WEAR" related, NOT strike related.
I fear that I am in the minority holding this opinion.
And you know what? I didn't even look at the stars as I was examining the beauty of the coin.
A coin to be proud to own.
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Valued Member
United States
196 Posts |
Absolutely beautiful coin. Can you tell what might have made the 'dashed' streak going top to bottom through the V? Almost looks like it was hit by a reeded edge coin. Still beautiful.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1211 Posts |
Some great discussion on this thread... thank you all for your thoughts!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8517 Posts |
Beautiful coin ! I have a weakness for the 1883's as they seem to be in much better shape than the other years. I love when they're in great shape like this and you can see the detail of the design. It's a beautiful coin when it's not all worn down.
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