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Valued Member
United States
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1912 V nickel. This was a $2 purchase that I wanted just because the reverse is so nice. It's like Jackel and Hyde. Your thoughts   |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Surprising so much wear on obverse and not that much on reverse .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
604 Posts |
My thoughts? Well, I would have looked at the reverse and thought, "not a bad condition for a common date". Then the obverse would have been, "oh what a shame". In the end, my assessment would have been, this coin has way too much damage to purchase at any price. For a few more bucks I could get a problem free example. Just my opinion.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I can think of better uses for $2.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sad coin .... perhaps, it was on the Titanic?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
That much wear for a coin in circulation for a few months? Not likely.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That much wear for a coin in circulation for a few months? Not likely. A few months? Those things didn't disappear from circulation just because the buffalos came out. They were probably in common circulation until at least the 1930's if not longer. Quote:
Surprising so much wear on obverse and not that much on reverse . Both side look well circulated to me. Everything on the reverse is outlined but I see little to no detail. |
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Valued Member
United States
294 Posts |
Looks like the obverse was intentionally defaced, or it went through some mechanical trauma.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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@Conder101, I believe Quote:
That much wear for a coin in circulation for a few months? Not likely. is referring to it being on the Titanic which sunk in April 1912. Although, it's unlikely any of the passengers were carrying 1912 U.S. coins as they were all departing from England. I think both sides show a relatively proportional amount of wear and it's only the scratches that makes the obverse stand out in a bad way. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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03/27/2017 02:49 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I suspect it was in a holder that protected the reverse but exposed the obverse to all sorts of danger.
Something like a belt buckle or a penny loafer.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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For $2, the reverse isn't even that nice.
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Valued Member
United States
196 Posts |
I would be stoked to have something from that era
How cool.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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is referring to it being on the Titanic which sunk in April 1912.
Considering no one mentioned the Titanic (and the comment about the wear was the second post in the thread) I seriously doubt it. |
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is referring to it being on the Titanic which sunk in April 1912. Considering no one mentioned the Titanic (and the comment about the wear was the second post in the thread) I seriously doubt it. Exoguy said "Sad coin .... perhaps, it was on the Titanic?" and then TypeCoin971793 said "That much wear for a coin in circulation for a few months? Not likely." |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like someone thought if I can't have this, no one will.
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Posted 03/26/2017 3:22 pm
