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New Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks AU-58, possibly cleaned to me. Most likely will come back as a details coin so the cost of getting it slabbed might not be cost effective.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
74249 Posts |
Pretty nice. AU at best. Hopefully it's not been cleaned.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
599 Posts |
aUNC details. Cleaned
Watch your top knot
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Moderator
 United States
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Looks like either natural toning or gold plated.They did plate these in gold to fool people back in the day. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2003 Posts |
Slight wear to the hair above forehead holds this coin to AU and the hairlines in the fields and across the face are consistent with an old cleaning. Nice for a type set or in a 2x2 but not worth slabbing in my opinion. AU details- cleaned.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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John - They gold-plated the "No Cents" type, not this kind.
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United States
56855 Posts |
Oh,my bad  I remember now they were called racketeer nickels...I think. John1 |
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Bedrock of the Community
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18668 Posts |
too much glare on the photos but I agree with UNC details
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New Member
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Yea I never cleaned it since owning it so happened before my time and I wish it was the racketeer coin, that would be lovely to own. But thanks for all your feed back and inputs.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2233 Posts |
There are very few known genuine racketeer nickels. Most you'll find today were gold color coated (brass/copper) years later to sell to the public, not real gold plated. They are like private mints today that color coat base metal with a thin layer of gold or gold color to sell. You see them advertised on TV and newspapers. I don't recommend buying them, people will never get their money back with the price they paid in my opinion. A genuine racketeer was found in Deadwood SD during an archaeological dig. Here is link and pic of my gold colored one next to a normal one, not a genuine racketeer and pic of the genuine example found in Deadwood. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smar...l-180961066/  Edited by livingwater
12/20/2023 10:28 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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livingwater..,that last photo is killer. totally damaged. thats crazy
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
OP's coin looks like a nice AU example.
I don't think it would be worth sending for grading as it is a very common issue in higher grades and you would likely lose money on the deal.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 Because it was a first year of issue, a disproportionate number of 1883 nickels (of both types) were put away. These are relatively inexpensive in MS grades compared to the following years. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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