1903 liberty head nickle

[gigglygutts]

With the snow finally gone and the sun shining brightly I thought *what a marvelous day for a walk by the river*. There on a rock, dirty with barely a glint left on it, was this nickle. Only once I picked it up did I realise it was an American coin. I live right on the Canadian side of the CDA/USA border so it's really cool to come across the odd USA coin.

 

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[bigrig40]

excellent find especially where you found it!wtg

bigrig

 

[49er]

WOW great silver find there gigglygutts. Is this your first silver find? You should post it on Best Finds page. Keep up the great detecting and let us know what other goodies you come up with.

 

[gigglygutts]

yup very 1rst find and havent even brought out the detector,,was just going for a stroll?, The writting on it is really good but I just cant get a decent enough pic with my el cheapo camera only real wear is on the liberty head itself. The word *united* is a bit faded as well.The area Im in is best known for underwater treasures so no doubt a great area to bring out the metal detector.
Thanks for the input!

 

[allen]

never know where those coins are "hiding". cool find

 

[bigrig40]

V nickles are silver

bigrig

 

[robert_from_pa]

No, unfortunately, they aren't silver, but it's a great find! I've been hunting almost 20 years, and I've only found a handful...

 

[rvbvetter]

That rock sounds like a great starting spot for your detector. Very nice!! HH

 

[Leon]

Great Find!!!
Looks to be in better shape then the ones I find around here...
Here's a little interesting piece about the Liberty " V" Nickle:

http://coinfacts.com/nickels/liberty_head_nickels/1913_liberty_head_five_cents.htm

Here! 1913,13,13,,, Here! 1913,13,13...