I had this in an Ebay auction and it didn't sell. I had 2 bidders for a total of $10.16 . What would be a fair price to sell it at?
It appears to be AU since I don't see any luster. I would think $10-$15 is a fair price, although that is lower than the price guides say. I have been watching plenty of 1883 nickel auctions lately and there seems to be an abundance up at anytime. So better grade raw ones are easy to acquire inexpensively.
Being as it is a no cents coin, not a whole heck of a lot. I am unable to get a good impression of the coin, but from what I can see, it has a very AU-ish look. The best I can advise is to shoot for AU money and hope for the best. Unfortuntely, the bids you had were not that far off IMO, so maybe set a BIN and try not to spend anymore than necessary in trying to sell it.
From the two responses so far, you might be able to see what part of your problem is in getting the most for your coin. Your pics aren't optimal. If it's a nice original AU, it doesen't show in the pics and bidders might be hesitant to bid higher on the coin.
You mention " lack of luster" I thought that wear was the only factor in determining condition. Luster would just add to it's eye appeal and price.
Luster is the most important factor in determining if it is MS or AU. If there are any luster breaks or loss of luster, it is considered AU. When you are in MS grades, luster plays a large role in the higher grades. For example, you may have two identical coins with the same amount of surface marks and strike quality. If one has booming luster it can/will receive a better grade in most cases. In the high grades, various factors are used: Luster, marks/nicks, eye appeal and strike.
After gooch sent me the high resolution images, I found it to be a very nice looking nickel. For the price, I have a hard time turning down a nice, problem-free type coin like this. Here are the images I cropped from the originals.
Looks to be in the "AU" range to me. These "NO CENTS" nickels were saved by the thousands and thousands. They are not hard to find in MS grades up through MS65. Starting at MS66 they start to get a little spendy. I have two nice examples in graded NGC MS64 holders and I paid < $60 for each of them. If you can find an example with the ear of corn on the left side of the reverse that is sharp, you have a keeper. The right ear of corn is commonly sharp, but the left is notoriously mushy (as you see in your example).
