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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 460155, member: 4626&quot;]I don&#039;t think that was common knowledge at the time, and most racketeer nickels I believe were not reeded, under the assumption that people would either not know they were supposed to be or not bother to check too closely.&nbsp; But some so have fake reeding applied.&nbsp; The presence or absence of the reeding doesn&#039;t really mark one as real or fake as it wasn&#039;t 100% consistent either way.&nbsp; (Be suspicious though if the reeding looks sharper than the rest of the coin.)</p><p><br /></p><p>As one posted here, a sure sign that the plating is not contemporary is if the plating fills in worn portions of the coin... if it was plated in 1883 (or shortly after) the plating should have worn off in the same places that show wear.&nbsp; The plating was very thin and a little sloppy... if it looks too good, it&#039;s probably not contemporary.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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