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New Member
United States
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Greetings, Just received a lot of coins on ebay and to my surprise I came across this 1885 nickel. Assuming it's real, is there anything I can do to improve the appearance or should I just leave it be and possibly sell it later as-is? Thanks in advance!   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3540 Posts |
Not much. Looks like it was a buried coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1080 Posts |
I saw an uglier one this week. I think it's cool. Don't think you can do much to improve it, though.
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Pillar of the Community
1028 Posts |
It's not really that bad considering what it is and it has value. In fact, I'd probably grade it FA-2 even, and not PO-1.
There's not really anything that can be done to "help" it. This coin would easily sell. If you cleaned it in some way you'd lower its value.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'd leave it just like it is, I think for a key date it has character, so many you see are slick smooth cleaned examples.
I like it as it is.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1510 Posts |
did you get that for free? because thats a key date....
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks all for the guidance! I checked ebay's completed listings and definitely saw a few of them that were worse than this and brought decent money. I'm not really into nickels so I wasn't exactly sure if there was anything different about them as far as restoration goes. Coinstar: this was in a lot of bulk Liberty nickels, which also included almost all other dates (no 1886 or 12-s, however) in mostly low grade, so I was quite happy. I figured I should get a little more exposure to the series. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1510 Posts |
its a great series and that 1885--is a space in my V nick collection....
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is a good find!  |
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Valued Member
United States
109 Posts |
I am amazingly jealous of your find. That is the hole in my V nickel collection that I have been unable to fill. You should thank your lucky (coin)stars for that find! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Terrific find! Cherrying something of that value is always fun. It looks to have VG-ish detail to me, so should bring $150-$200 or so anyway.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree to leave it alone. For a rare coin like that you don't want to take a chance on messing it up even more.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1745 Posts |
I had an 1886 that looked liked that. I got $50 for it. Leave it alone and someone (or you) will use as a hole filler.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Leave it alone, it is desirable as it is. You don't want to take any chances of injuring it further. It is rough but has some detail and a strong date. There are a lot of collectors that would love to have that coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Might this make a fun pocket piece?
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