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To be honest, both seem to be severely polished junk examples, worth less than fifty cents each. If even that.  to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog
05/20/2020 9:51 pm
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Personal treasure it is! Thank you for the info!!
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Also to mention - both of these came out of mint sets. Which I'm guessing can easily be switched in and out, but not sure if that makes a difference
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I don't believe they made mint sets in 1900, only proof sets, which were incredibly rare (only 912 made). Are you sure it wasn't a contemporary set?
In any case, I agree with frog, unfortunately both the coins are considered cull cons and would only be worth 10-20 cents each in bulk.
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05/20/2020 10:08 pm
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What a classic newb thing for me to say lol. Yes, I think it is a contemporary set. Both were called "America's First Silver Penny & Racketeer Gold Nickel". As you may guess, they both also came with gold plated Liberty nickels. |
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Well just a tip for ya , you will never see natural toning on well worn and beat up IHC as the ones you have . value 35¢ each on a good day .   |
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I'm not really looking to resell as I wouldn't feel confident listing accurately (as you all can tell), but it is great info to have. Since I'm very very new to coin collecting, would it be fair to say that any coin that has a glossy toning is artificial? Sorry for the super newbie questions :/
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If the set actually says "America's First Silver Penny & Racketeer Gold Nickel", I suspect the IHCs have been plated. There weren't any "silver pennies". It sure looks like plating and not toning to me. I suspect that the "racketeer nickels" are also plated (if they're still in this set). Real racketeer nickels exist, they were gold plated V nickels made to trick people into thinking they were $5 coins, but it's too easy to plate a normal nickel and call it "racketeer". |
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I would agree that the two coins per set appear to be plated. Couldn't imagine them being real racketeer nickels
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