1886 Liberty V Nickel You Vs. The World

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mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 2:42 pm About 4 months ago I purchased a small hoard of dated Liberty nickels. This nickel was the best one in the bunch. I'm around VG-10. What do you guys think? I'm amazed by how much money a VG-10 will bring on ebay. Report this Post to the Staff

dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 3:53 pm VG might be right. I see some surface nicks that might hurt it a bit but overall its a nice original surfaced coin...nice hoard find... Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 3:56 pm With the second lowest mintage, 1885 lowest, this is a VG coin and great buy. Report this Post to the Staff
HelzelsCoins Valued Member United States 419 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 4:33 pm Looks like a F-12 fro PCGS photo grading guide. Nice one! Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 4:36 pm This Barber Guy says: NICE! ("V" Nickels are Barber coins!) Surface nicks? I should look so good when I am 122 years old. Look, a VG coin is almost guaranteed to have a few bumps and bruises. What does it for me is that, overall, it has eye appeal. I see all seven letters of Liberty. Color is great. So close to fine it is scary. These nickels, as are all nickels, are seldom found with a complete strike. Pull your nickels out of your pocket or purse and you will see what I mean. Or go to https://goccf.com/t/130312&whichpage=1 where you will find many examples of "V" Nickels. Each and every one, even the nicest, display a bit of weakness. OK. Long story short: your 1886 is a VG-10. AT LEAST! (Insert a smilie here.) Edited by matthewvincent 12/26/2012 4:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 4:44 pm Helzelscoins, You are correct. As PCGS she'd grade an F12. I may send this one in for a slab & grade. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36782 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 6:30 pm VG-10 easily, might even pull a F-12 from one of the TPG's. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15457 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 7:11 pm My thoughts FWIW ... This is a VG10 coin ... the way I see the photos is that the "I" in Liberty is just not there ... that is the high point of the legend design and a key marker to grade coins in this condition. A true F12 requires IMHO all letters of Liberty to be visible. Note as well that the obverse dentils from 11pm to appx 2pm are missing ... might be the result of the slight obverse MAD ... I'm going VG10 on this lovely coin ... not sure I would send into a TPG given the slabbing cost versus full retail value. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 7:14 pm Overall details appear to be F-12 but they may be hesitant to give it that grade with the weak liberty. VG-10 at the minimum. Report this Post to the Staff
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