1891 VF Details dipped in gold.

This one is kind of tough. It isn't a racketeer nickel since it is 1891 but is gold dipped. I am guessing this would be considered damage although the gold is probably not worth much. What would you guess it's worth?

 

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It's only worth 5c to me!

Chris

 

A worn V-nic with some gold clinging to it...from a collector anywhere from nothing to maybe $1. On e-bay...whatever the market would bear.

 

Not very much . Not even worth it to get the gold out as it's so little and the coin is basically ruined except as a hole filler .

 

Still has full LIBERTY, wouldn't exactly call it that "worn" like it was good or something. Definitely not a dollar, not even in worn condition for that date.

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I would give this a grade of F (fine), and to me, I would not give more than $1-2 for it, but I really don't collect these. Not to be dismissive, but the gold layering detracts from the appearance and value. Sorry.

 

I would give it VF-20 details--altered surfaces but I think I will check this again. The hair details are gold. Anyone can say they would give anything for anything, of course. I get low ball offers on Ebay all the time, I just ignore them and I usually get the asking price.

 

Buying or selling?

 

Selling, I am not really selling this one though. This coin came with a 1891 G as well. Maybe I paid too much using the remainder of Ebay bucks but thought it had gold toning not gold and the pics were bad. If it was 1883 it would be considered a racketeer nickel but that is not the case.

I have gotten offers for G/VG barber dimes for a $1 with free shipping--lol. I think about putting them on my block bidder list but just easier to ignore them.

 

Agreed with above; I might think differently if it was 1883 no cents.

 

You'll never find any 1883-1896 V nickels in change for 5 cents, good luck to you. Uncirculated clad Kennedy's on the other hand, tons available for 50 cent. They don't circulate. They sit in boxes with roll searcher marks on them.

 

My point is that the coin has been damaged. Not knowing what sort of gold wash was used on it, it is unlikely that it could be safely removed without further affecting the coin. To me, it's only worth 5c.

However, if I wanted to argue your point.......

 

Some 1883 nickels were struck with "CENTS" (Variety 2) and would not be considered Racketeer nickels (Variety 1).

Chris

 

I am not arguing the point. You won't be able to find it for that so your comment simply has no basis whatsoever. Your welcome to prove otherwise. I have seen many pristine looking clad halves in boxes since they generally don't circulate. Go get a box of nickels and find one. Coins worth 5 cents should be in no short supply in change. I am well aware that 1883 comes on two varieties and just because it is dipped in gold, doesn't make it a racketeer nickel, could be done after the fact.

 

First, you can't compare "pristine clad halves" to V nickels. Besides, the original discussion wasn't about uncirculated coins. You're just changing the subject so you won't look foolish.

I don't know how long you have been collecting, but I have found dozens of V nickels in circulation at face value, and there have been many reports on these forums of V nickels found in circulation and/or CRH. I don't collect them, so I just give them away or put them back in circulation.

Chris

 

Well I have yet to find one let alone coins from 1883-1896 which are all higher value than the more common coins after then. You are the one looking foolish. Those reports are rare and when they occur, they are common low grade coins.

 

Living in NYC in 1977, I was walking to the subway one day and stopped off to buy a paper. The middle-eastern guy at the stand was looking at a coin, and when I looked, I saw it was a V-nickel. He noticed me looking and asked me what it was. When I answered that it was an old-style nickel, he threw it back in the register and when I asked for it, he gave it to me for face value. Only time.

 

First time I hunted nickel rolls I found a V-nickel.

 

What year, grade, and when? I searched a lot of nickels thrown in rolls or in machines, I haven't found any, even the most common in bad condition. If I did, I would expect to find something people on Ebay wouldn't pay a buck for. The best I found roll searching was a 1913 Type I Buffalo with no date. Other than that, just war nickels few and far between. I actually hardly roll search anymore seems not worth the effort.

 

Quite some time ago, do you still have it? I have never found any either. I found Buffalo nickels though, common coins and one 1913 Type one with no date. Maybe I should have let the other bidder have this one. Had $3.50 in ebay bucks left and this and the 1892 came to $7 with shipping. Undamaged at VF-20 numismedia lists it at 1891 at $38. I would treat this as a damaged coin and expect a percentage of that like if it was harshly cleaned. Don't know why someone would gold plate it. No signs made into jewelery. Here is the listing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/301578499594