do you like three cent nickels

I do:









Show me yours!

Have fun...Mike

 

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Hi,
Magnificent coins!!!
Have Fun,
Bill

 

Man I have to say they are lovely :hail: I have never seen one before so thank you for 2 wonderful scans :thumb:

De Orc :kewl:

 

nickle 3

I like them also , I think they are a nice looking little coin, something you don't see every day. Here are mine.

 

I like them. I really like the 1880's with their small mintage. I would really like to find an 1889 in MS-65, it has a mintage in the 41K range, and a price that is quite reasonable considering the rarity of the piece.

With 3¢ coins you can get real sleepers, an interesting and exotic denomination, coupled with a durably minted coin, and paltry mintages and reasonable prices in better grades.

 

Hey Leadfoot.
What grades are your Proofs??

Speedy

 

Great pics Mike. One of the better series of coins put out by the old U.S. of A.

 

One of my favorites. Here is a neat one I have.

 

Unless I miss my guess that's one coin, scanned and photographed. The little dot next to the leaf, near the rim, directly left of the upper serifs gives it away. If that's a business strike, which I doubt, it's be top pop. As a proof, maybe 65 - there are some distractions in the fields.

Either way, it's drop-dead gorgeous and something I'd be proud to own.

I'm surprised at the going prices for that issue - much less than I'd expect given the rarity - NGC has only graded 39 of them in Proof.

 

Send the scans to the US Mint to show them what they are supposed to be doing. I can't think of a single coin in production that is as nice as this.

 

My posted pictures are, in fact, of the same coin. I used the "lampshade" technique in the second photo to show off the cameo and mirrors of the proof. The first shot is a much more accurate depiction of the coin in hand.

The coin is graded PF 66 by NGC, and I agree with the grade -- whatever that's worth.

The luster and wear/marks on this coin are in line with a 67 grade, but the touch of weakness in the upper hair of Liberty on the obverse limit the grade to a 66, IMHO.

Those of you who collect this series understand how hard it is to find these coins with eye appeal and limited spotting. This coin has 3 miniscule spots, two on the obverse near O in OF, and another on the reverse at 9:30 PM in the fields very close to a point of a leaf. It takes a magnifying glass (or oversized pics) to notice them.

Have fun...Mike