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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kountryken, post: 2957161, member: 89798&quot;]My &quot;uneducated&quot; guess would be that someone heard about the 1883 nickel, without cents (&quot;V&quot;, of course) being gold plated and passed as a $5 gold coin. And they saw an 1883 nickel and thought they would scratch the &quot;cents&quot; off, gold plate it and have a $5 gold coin. But, they got mixed up between the &quot;V&quot; and &quot;shield&quot; Nickels. Probably learned their mistake and didn&#039;t finish removing the date. Only reason I can think of? I know, weak minded, but, like you said, &#039;why&#039; else&#039;?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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