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Thanks to a certain amphibian of the Coin World and his 60000'th post contest I won a prize. Today that prize came in. I got a letter.  In that letter was an authentic and genuine Counterfeit Henning Nickel. The Nickel:  As you can see it has the marks of a Henning, the R and no P on a 1944 (War Time Silver nickel)  The weight of the Henning is 5.2 grams.  Compared to 5.0 grams for a regular nickel  And 4.9 for a war time silver nickel  So thank you Mr. Frog for an authentic, genuine and counterfeit Henning Nickel. I found out the ICG will certify it for its being sent off tomorrow. And for those that don't know about Henning Nickels, here is some light reading. https://medium.com/collectibles-his...d19fecdb2d99Edited by hfjacinto
09/07/2021 8:57 pm
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Nice addition to anyone's collection, congrats. John1  |
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This is the prize from my 60K post contest. As I'm sure Helder will attest, the old scratch is hardly visible in hand.  |
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This is the prize from my 60K post contest. As I'm sure Helder will attest, the old scratch is hardly visible in hand. Mr. Frog is correct, you can notice it in the picture as I'm using a full frame DSLR with a Macro Lens, I didn't even notice the scratch until I saw the image. I was checking out the coin and didn't even see it with the loupe. |
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The Frog does not disappoint!
ICG will certify, that's great news.
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Wait , weren't you supposed to receive a Gold coin and a puppy ?  |
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Wait , weren't you supposed to receive a Gold coin and a puppy ? Tony, I was, but you know the mail is slow. I hope the King Charles Cavalier has a good trip. Also it was a gold BAR, not a coin. I think the frogster forgot about the gold bar  |
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That's a counterfeit of a US minted Jefferson nickel, looks like an authentic and/or genuine "Henning" Nickel. To have it slabbed will be very becoming of it....  Edited: and a belated...HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you....  Edited by Greasy Fingers
09/08/2021 12:52 am
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Wait , weren't you supposed to receive a Gold coin and a puppy ? The Henning nickel is quite a prize in its own right. The cheapest one on ebay right now has a $140 starting bid. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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None of the 3 top TPGs will slab it? John1 |
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@greasy fingers, thank you for the birthday wish. And I agree it will be very becoming when it gets slabbed in a yellow ICG label (educational label) @john1, none of the other TPG's will slab counterfeits. Anacs considered it because of the story but decided to pass. ICG was the only one that would slab it. Edited by hfjacinto
09/08/2021 06:42 am
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Quote:The Henning nickel is quite a prize in its own right. The cheapest one on ebay right now has a $140 starting bid. @spruett001, It's a wonderful prize! The poison dart of the Coin World out did himself. I am extremely happy to get the Henning Nickel! But what about poor Charlie the King Charles Cavalier, am I supppsed to let the USPS keep him? Who is going to walk him?  Edited by hfjacinto
09/08/2021 06:46 am
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very nice. (Now I want one)
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Fantastic!  |
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Congratulations. |
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