I hope you guys dont get tired of me trying to get info on these nickels, as I said ,Im trying to find out about a few of them to prepare to sell or trade them off, This one has a die crack or something running along the cheek bone up thru the lips around the nose to just below the hair line,, I find no info in breens on a die crack of this sort, I have very little resources for nickels to draw from,,so once again I hope Im not being a pain to you guys! Well dont waste your time with the pics ,it is not visable in any of them!!! this is going to be a real problem with my photo skills.
I will try some new pics when I get home from work tonight, but the second picture in the previous post shows the beginning of the crack,Right on the jaw line.
It's beginning to look like your best bet might be to just purchase a copy of the Cherrypicker's Guide. The book has all the pics and descriptions you'll need to identify these varieties.
Die cracks are considered more of a an "error" rather than a "variety". Die cracks are a random matter and as such, they are not particularly catagorizable via die numbers or other means. Typically they do not draw a higher premium over the coins regular numismatic value. Obverse cracks on jeffersons face and hair are quite common for most years escpecially war era nickels. Hope that helps.
Ok ,Guys Nuf Said,,, I will try and find another way to do this,, My local dealer offered me 4 cent a piece for them sight unseen,I think he was joking ,But Im not sure ? He didnt laugh after he said it .
I have been collecting quite a while,I have never seen a 4 cent coin. 2cent & 3 cent but never a 4 cent.so unless theres a new variety He was kidding.
He didn't mean a "4 cent piece"...he meant 4 cents for each coin you had... pob374..nope there is not a 4 cent piece... Speedy
Ya four cents for a Nickel LOL,, I hope he was kidding !!! I probly wont offer them to him, Keep an eye on the open forum I will more than likely offer them for trade there.Once I get them all figured out .
Another GREAT source is The Raymarcompany Ray has written a super book with great pictures etc, Sure glad I got one for learning of errors, He can be contacted at Theraymarcompany@aol.com Highly recommended!!
Not sure what's up with that price (although I have a good guess), but I can assure you that J. P. Stanton's Cherrypickers' Guide can be easily bought for $15-$20.
In Coin Prices magazine someone is selling the Cherry Picker's Guide 4th Edition Volume One (covers cents to nickels) postpaid for $23.95.
