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Possum652 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 12:03 pm In the early 70's I was given a bunch of coins from my grandfather. I put all the coins in a cigar box. I found that box recently and googled the coins in it. There is a 1913 Liberty Head Nickel in a custom plastic block. I know from what I read about it, it is most likely a altered date coin. It looks real to me.. but I am no expert. It seems pretty elaborate for a fake considering my grandfather couldnt have paid very much for it in the 60s-70s when he bought it... he wasnt a rich man.. Here are pixs.. Report this Post to the Staff

bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24165 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 12:17 pm I think this comparison with a known real one says it all. The "3" is altered. Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 12:26 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 12:26 pm to CCF. Your coin does look altered. Here is the real deal https://www.PCGS.com/coinfacts/coin...liberty/3912 John1 Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5832 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 12:34 pm The last digit appears to be a 9 tooled to look like a 3. Hey, but is a great conversation piece. Report this Post to the Staff
Possum652 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 12:36 pm It seems when coins get worn the numbers get thicker.. the 3 does seem thicker than the real picture, but I thought it was just worn cause the 9 and 1 are thicker also.. I cant see any marks where a zero would have been if it were a zero turned into a 3.. If it is fake, which most likely it is...its a good fake and to me looks like a well worn 1913.... Report this Post to the Staff
Possum652 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 12:38 pm it couldnt have been a nine.. they only made these till 1912-1913... if it was a nine, it would have been 1909 so the zero would have to be turned into a 1 .. in that case they would have used a 1903... Report this Post to the Staff
nfine Pillar of the Community United States 3472 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 12:39 pm While not authentic, it's an interesting coin and a keeper IMO. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 12:40 pm Fun find! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Possum652 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 1:01 pm heres an example of what I mean by the numbers looking thicker when the coin gets worn... look at the 3 on this 1903 pic.. Report this Post to the Staff
machine20 Pillar of the Community United States 1277 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 1:38 pm Interesting. I can't tell what the date was altered from Report this Post to the Staff
Rothery Pillar of the Community 2145 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 1:49 pm the 191 looks pretty good. How bout this one: someone applied an 8 before they tried turning it into a 3. Report this Post to the Staff
Ty2020b Pillar of the Community United States 4680 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 4:06 pm I'm not to keen on LH nickels, but if I had to take a stab I'd say altered 1910. I'm assuming only one die was used on the 1913, and the position of the 9 and 3 don't match up. The inner center portion of the 3 does not look correct and surrounding areas looks tooled to me. Still a great conversation piece! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 4:32 pm Quote: if I had to take a stab I'd say altered 1910. I have to agree. Looking at the middle point of the three, it looks like it was filled in. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 4:54 pm Looks like a 1910 altered to a 1913. Johnny Hurst of Louisville used to do these. Report this Post to the Staff
Rothery Pillar of the Community 2145 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 5:06 pm Quote: but if I had to take a stab I'd say altered 1910 I'll be darn, not a bad attempt turning the 0 into a 3 then. Report this Post to the Staff
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