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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 02-06-2009, 08:58 PM   #1 (permalink) Coinfan Go Big or Go Home**   Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 17 My Mood: 1883 "Racketeer" Gold Plated Liberty Nickel I have an opportunity to get one of these coins about $25.00 grade AU-50 or so, not professionally graded. What do you think about this? Thanks in advance for your advice.   02-06-2009, 08:59 PM   #2 (permalink) johnny54321 aspiring numismatist     Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Edwards, CA Posts: 1,123 My Mood: can you provide pictures please?   02-06-2009, 09:02 PM   #3 (permalink) Coinfan Go Big or Go Home**   Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 17 My Mood: Do not have any pictures at this time, sorry.   02-06-2009, 09:05 PM   #4 (permalink) Hobo Numismatist In Training     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 5,027 My Mood: If the gold plating is on top of the worn areas of the coin it is not a contemporary Racketeer Nickel. Worn coins with modern gold plating are very common. __________________ No state shall emit bills of credit, make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts, coin money . . . - US Constitution, Article 1, Section 10 ANA LM-3799; OHNS LM-59; SUSCC R-4005. All coins stored in bank safe deposit box.   02-06-2009, 09:36 PM   #5 (permalink) Coinfan Go Big or Go Home**   Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 17 My Mood: Thanks Hobo, I just read your post from the guy who bought from Ebay. It totally makes sense that if it was a real coin, it would have been passed around until the gold wore off. I will pass and continue collecting my Franklin Halfs and early Kennedy's. Thanks again Coinfan!   02-06-2009, 09:42 PM   #6 (permalink) Hobo Numismatist In Training     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 5,027 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by Coinfan will pass and continue collecting my Franklin Halfs and early Kennedy's. I think that is a wise decision. Good luck! __________________ No state shall emit bills of credit, make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts, coin money . . . - US Constitution, Article 1, Section 10 ANA LM-3799; OHNS LM-59; SUSCC R-4005. All coins stored in bank safe deposit box.   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Tags 1883, gold plated, nickel, racketeer Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « TONED MADNESS!! Specimen 2: Peace dollar | SLQ Quiz time » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post So you think you know your coins? davidh US Coins Forum 34 10-16-2008 04:35 AM Coins with images of the Buddha d_lairson World & Ancient Coins 12 10-02-2007 03:22 PM GREYSHEET or name your price SALE: Classic Gold, 1846/46 25c, misc. U.S. YNcoinpro_U.S. Open 0 07-05-2007 03:29 PM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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