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Pillar of the Community
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VF35? All opinions appreciated, thank you!   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Not the expert on these, but I'd say a nice original nickel in XF40+ condition. Nice rims, hair detail, wheat kernels still with some definition, etc.
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Pillar of the Community
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At first glance, I would call that a mid-AU coin. I'm not sure why the definition of some of the flowers in the crown is so flat, or why the leaves left of the wreath ribbon look so flat and worn. Some stars have crisp lines, others are very flat. 1883 was the first year, so they struck a lot of nickels, which could have produced severe die wear. If those points are really worn from circulation, then XF seems more reasonable. That nickel is in much better condition than VF35, regardless.
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Bedrock of the Community
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That's a really nice nickel - the reverse has so much detail I'd go AU55 even with the flat stars
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Pillar of the Community
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Wow, that's a nice surprise, thank you adam, Brand, and Marve!
Brand, yes, the loss of definition on some stars and the bottom of the wreath is what had me thinking lower. I can't tell if it's circulation or not, but it is oddly uneven.
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Bedrock of the Community
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AU55.
it looks like PVC across the coin based on the photos. it has that green overcast to it. I would give her an acetone bath just to be sure. wouldn't hurt
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Nice example!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm also at AU.
Errers and Varietys.
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Valued Member
United States
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That's an AU coin all day. Beautiful!
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Pillar of the Community
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panzaldi, jbuck, Errers, and pound, much appreciated, thank you!
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Bedrock of the Community
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55 sounds right. Nice.
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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