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New Member
United States
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Hey all, found this 1906 V nickel, I'm just confused since it seems gold'ish and the details on liberty are not really there. The coin weighs 5 grams. Not sure if its just a fake. Any details or insight would be appreciated, thanks!   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Moderator
 United States
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Its probably just been gold plated. Its usually the 1883 "No Cents" Nickel you see gold plated.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 Looks like a worn nickel that got gold plated. To CCF |
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United States
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First, welcome to CCF. Second, you didn't ask, but you may be wondering why an old nickel like this might be gold plated. See the link below for one potential reason. I'm not saying that you have an actual racketeer nickel as yours seems to have seen years of wear before being plated, but you might find this interesting nonetheless. http://www.coin-rare.com/1883-racke...nickels.aspx"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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and yes. Check out the link provided by Spence above. |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
9864 Posts |
Very interesting story of the racketeer nickel.
Thanks for sharing that link Spence.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's a interesting story, but that is all it is, a story. Completely fictitious.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Conder - Fictitious? Really? Isn't that where the expression "not worth a gold-plated nickel" came from?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Keep on looking. You may someday find a real Gold Coin. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Never heard that expression (sure you aren't confusing it with "not worth a plug(ged) nickel", and there WERE gold plated nickels being passed as half eagles back then, but the Josh Tatum story and that of any court case is completely made up. No contemporary records of an such case has ever been found. From what I understand the story itself doesn't predate the 1950's
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11/15/2016 10:37 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Conder - Apparently I misunderstood your reference, got it now. And yes (I am no doubt much older than you), I well recall both the "plugged nickel" and "gold-plated nickel" adages from my youth.  |
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Posted 11/12/2016 05:47 am
