1883 Libery V nickel found in high-grade condition

[The Jersey DEvil]

While going through another box of nickels the other day I couldn't believe I found a Liberty V dated 1883. Its the 1st year they were made. It doesn't have CENTS on it but its a high grade pristine specimen. According the the grading guide its graded as AU-50. It must have been in someone private collection. Its my 3rd or 4th Lib V nik since I've been searching niks. With this hobby its the thrill of the hunt & u never know what you're going to find.

As a side note, I don't post much & I don't go into all the specifics & details cause I only have a cell phone & just making 1 post is a pain. But I'm an old pro & old timer & I will make my presence known from time to time. Also, the storm Sandy totally screwed up my orders & disrupted my daily routine due to power outages, etc. But things are slowly resuming back to normal. Today I did manaqe to get 1 Garda dime box & 2 Brinks dime boxes. I got me another silver Rosey so far & yesterday found another War nickel. Happy hunting everyone!

 

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[Easy]

Wow! That's the best nickel I've ever seen pulled Crh. Congrats!

 

[Wickaboag]

Is it sad, that-that nickel is better condition than any in my personal collection? :P
Sweet find )
Wicka

 

[jeff of pa]

interesting ! have a pic of the Back ?

definitely a nice Racketeer nickel

 

[sagittarius98]

interesting ! have a pic of the Back ?

definitely a nice Racketeer nickel

I'm not sure if it's gold plated, it could just be the lighting.

 

[jeff of pa]

Originally Posted by jeff of pa

interesting ! have a pic of the Back ?

definitely a nice Racketeer nickel

I'm not sure if it's gold plated, it could just be the lighting.

My understanding to be considered a Racketeer nickel it just has to be without CENTS
not necessarily gold plated , but I may be wrong

obviously these people say a genuine Racketeer Nickel has to have plating

http://www.coinsite.com/content/faq/RacketeerNickel.asp

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=3979213

 

[sagittarius98]

My understanding to be considered a Racketeer nickel it just has to be without CENTS
not necessarily gold plated , but I may be wrong

obviously these people say a genuine Racketeer Nickel has to have plating

Proving you have a real Racketeer Nickel? - Collectors Society Message Boards

I think Racketeer nickels are only with gold plating and reeding.

 

[Diver_Down]

I think Racketeer nickels are only with gold plating and reeding.

Correct. Modern day versions of the Racketeer will only be gold plated 1883 No Cents nickels. An original will have the reeding.

 

[MrSchulz]

My understanding to be considered a Racketeer nickel it just has to be without CENTS
not necessarily gold plated , but I may be wrong

obviously these people say a genuine Racketeer Nickel has to have plating

http://www.coinsite.com/content/faq/RacketeerNickel.asp

Proving you have a real Racketeer Nickel? - Collectors Society Message Boards

Yep as Sag said, they were reeded and plated gold.

 

[Numismaniac]

This an awesome find!!! The 1883 no cents were saved a lot. Explains the higher grade.

Congrats on finding a piece of history.

 

[The Jersey DEvil]

Its not a racateer nickel. It isn't gold plated & the edges are smooth. Its the real thing. Sorry for the bad pic.

 

[Diver_Down]

Its not a racateer nickel. It isn't gold plated & the edges are smooth. Its the real thing. Sorry for the bad pic.

Definitely a nice find especially in that condition. Congratulations.

 

[MIhunter]

Super find!!!
I have never found any pre1900 coins and most pre1940 coins I see are in Good to Fine Cond.
That coin must have been very recently dumped into circulation!

 

[SilverForBrains]

That's a fantastic find! Is that your oldest nickel find so far?

 

[bigscores]

Great find, looks VF-XF. I've found a couple 1883's, the nicest was only a F15-VF20.

 

[Easy]

If the Crh forum had its own banner, would this make it? I would vote yes.
Not a treasure net banner find but our own personal one

 

[hotrod]

Nice. Find