Racketeer "v" Nickel

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busthalf Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 01/10/2007 05:51 am pattiewhack sparked an instrest: just a little info. when the "V" nickel came out in 1883 the word cents was not on the coin. this small oversight sparked the dishonest to gold plate thm, cut reeds by hand(allot of work for 4.95) and pass them off as $5.00 gold coins. This part we all know. but a famous case came about due to this. a deaf mute named Josh Tatum would stop each day to buy his 5 cent cigar and pay for it with a plated $5.00 gold piece and get 4.95 in change. Josh was acquitted in trial and the mint had learned its lesson and added the word "CENTS" to the coin the following year. just a little fyi Report this Post to the Staff

Thundercoin Pillar of the Community United States 675 Posts	Posted 01/10/2007 08:06 am Cool story.... I have learned something today and it's only 7 am here! (I should tell my boss that I have already learned something and see if I can go home early)!! Thundercoin Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 01/10/2007 08:25 am bust half: Nice recap of the story. Thanks for posting. Report this Post to the Staff
busthalf Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 01/10/2007 08:43 am i hope he does let you go home early thundercoin Report this Post to the Staff
Jim1953 Pillar of the Community United States 2600 Posts	Posted 01/10/2007 1:16 pm Thx Busthalf, just bought one at auction last weekend. This gives it a whole new value. Jim Report this Post to the Staff
houston_guy462004 Valued Member United States 235 Posts	Posted 01/10/2007 1:57 pm I might add that the word "joshing" traces back to Josh Tatum. Josh was also very clever to purchase something for exactly 5-cents, thereby representing the coin as a nickel. Had he represented the coin in any way to be a $5 gold piece, he would have been convicted. Report this Post to the Staff
50cents Valued Member United States 402 Posts	Posted 01/10/2007 5:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
busthalf Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 01/10/2007 10:30 pm joshing new spin thanks houston Report this Post to the Staff
Mynt Valued Member Sweden 79 Posts	Posted 01/11/2007 2:10 pm Cool story busthalf, never heard it until now. I have an interesting gold plated V nickel from 1907... which doesn't really make any sense because 'CENTS' were added back in 1883. Report this Post to the Staff
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