It looks "goldish." If so, it's one of those "rackets" nickels. And that's no Josh. It's a Tatum, by gosh...
It's my understanding that there were few "Racketeer Nickels" produced in the early years. Many of them are modern copies. Chris
No. I just started collecting more types of coins that I had. I used to keep franklins, but I have started collecting metals and coins in earnest. I put this into a Dansco us type book that I found
Very nice Type 1 "V Nickel". Looks like it has some weak stike issues at the "PLUR" in Pluribus, considering the "E" looks quite stong.
Why is the with cents worth so much more, than without cents when the without cents has a mintage of 5.5 million and the with cents 16 million?
Because when word got out that the coin would be reissued with the word "cents" on it, people kept the ones without the "cents" in the hopes that they would be valuable someday. As a result, the ones with "cents" were used for decades in circulation and eventually wore out and were replaced by buffalo nickels. The type-1 kind, like yours, are often in remarkable grade because people hoarded them. Yours is a very nice coin, with lots of eye-appeal. It's just not rare.
I see hints of luster around the stars, but it also looks like it's been cleaned. Still an appealing coin. You see so many Liberty nickels with most of the detail worn off, it's always nice to see a well-preserved example.
