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1896 Ln Another Strange Color I Tucked Away Some Time Ago.

 
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 Posted 03/21/2023  6:37 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add SomeGoodCents to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Not completely sure about this one, I have a tube full of gold dipped examples that are obviously dipped. Is this just another dipped and/or common discolored coin destined to a coin tube home?
Although I have to admit, the counterfeit history of dipped 1883 N/C is fascinating


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 Posted 03/21/2023  7:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add dsking to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'm not a huge "V" collector and had never heard of this. You're right - cool story! You have a whole tube of them! WOW!

Here's a good explanation about them.

https://coinweek.com/us-coins/fact-...eer-nickels/
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 Posted 03/21/2023  11:53 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SomeGoodCents to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I understand its not a sought after coin. When it was first released it was widely believed to be one of the most unattractive designs ever minted. Still to this day its not a highly collected. I've easily managed to put together a few albums, but naturally not the legendary 1913. The 85,86 & 12S can be harder to collect and the 84 & 88 have gained some steam. I find it strange how the 83 W/C has more value then 83 N/C version when it was the actual racketeer's nickel.
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I believe that everyone is well-familiar with tales of the gold-plated 1883 "no cents" Liberty nickels, but I was not aware that this was done to coins in other years.
Are you sure that this is not just some sort of environmental staining?
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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 Posted 03/22/2023  12:26 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SomeGoodCents to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I've collected coins ever since my grandfather (who owned a restaurant in Spindale NC) showed me a shoebox full of old coins back in the early 70's. While collecting I've amassed several "garage job" gold dipped (not plated)Liberty Nickel all examples are obvious fakes but not all are 1883 coins. Hence posting pics here to get advice and opinions. Could well be some sort of discoloring or staining but I just don't know it just looks different to me. Has anyone ever seen a coin like this that's attributed to the minting process?
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It doesn't look like plating or paint has peeled or rubbed off so I suspect it's just odd toning or exposure to something.

NGC explains why the No Cents is less valuable:
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As a new design, this coin would have been hoarded to some extent in any case, but false rumors spread that the CENTS-less nickels would be recalled and become rare. As a result, this is the most common Liberty Head Nickel in Mint State grades, and circulated pieces grading XF and AU are also rather common. Gems are plentiful, to the delight of type collectors seeking this one-year-only edition.
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 Posted 03/22/2023  5:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SomeGoodCents to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Now I know why its always easier to procure a nice roll of 83 N/C, thanks for the info. I'll chalk this 1896 oddball up as toning or exposure. It's destine to darkness in the bottom of 1886 coin tube for now.
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