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New Member
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Ok, going through some old boxes I came across this nickel packaged the way it is and I have no idea what to do do I open it? I have no idea what year it is and it is sealed to the piece of paper as well. any  thoughts on if it is special or not help! |
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Valued Member
United States
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Is there anything on the paper that's in the package?
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New Member
 United States
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New Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
842 Posts |
What the heck. Open 'er up!  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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NO! Don't open it. It had to be some sort of prize in a box of cracker jacks or cereal....Do some checking first.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If there is a mint mark to the right of Monticello then it is 1964 or older. no mint mark means it could be anything... |
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
Nickels were given out with PAYDAY candy bars in 1988. But the package for those looked different. So I'm thinking it is older than that....
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1391 Posts |
Can you turn it in the packaging without ripping it?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2044 Posts |
That could scratch the coin if he turns it around somehow. I thought of that myself. But it might be the only way to find out what it is.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Compare it to other nickels of various dates. The relief has changed every so often over the years - the closest match should give you a very rough idea of the age (e.g. you might be able to say it's looks more like a 1970s era nickel than a 1990s era).
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I wouldn't mess with it until I knew what the package was from. I have been searching and can't find anything yet. I would investigate the package first.I like it!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Does it have FULL STEPS?
Edited by oih82w8
11/21/2011 10:39 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would try to spin it around to see what it is. But, that's just me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Tough one.
You should probably try to determine where it came from as a unit.
However, the packaging is probably not 'coin friendly', so leaving it in will probably be detrimental to the coin anyway...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have found some info, several different places talk of the same thing, but I am not exactly sure about the packaging. As somebody else already said,it is probably a 1988 D nickel from a PayDay candy bar by Hershey's.
A short lived promo since it was considered unsanitary. I definitely would not open it.
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