1896 Libety Nickel - What red book rating is this?

1896 Liberty Nickel - What red book rating is this?

HI all.. finally got the Liberty Nickel in the mail that I won in an ebay auction last week :hail: ... my first liberty nickel!

What would you say the Red Book rating of it is?



I am thinking it is at least F-12 - all letters in Liberty legible and possibly a VF-20 - Liberty BOLD including the L... what do you think?

 

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also... what is those two copper colored spots above the head? i hope they arent scratches

 

Hi Jason.. F-15.

 

Was this a dug coin ? Congrats on your first V nickel .
rzage

 

Hey Ripley! Thanks that is cool! SO let me ask ... would a dealer pay the red book price you think? (probably wouldn't sell it anyway since it's my first one )

 

No Jason, a dealer would tryu to sell it for Redbook price,

 

Thanks rzage! Well... im not sure where the ebay sellers got the nickel but it certainly seems as though it was buried for awhile or something right?? Im new to all this so not sure what it means... but the coin looked very dark brown or almost black unless you put it under the light!

 

No one in their right mind would pay the Red Book price, and certainly not a dealer.(Sorry, but the Red Book drives me crazy ) In this condition you can buy and sell all day long for around 5 bucks.

 

LOL! OK i was wondering how real these red book prices are.. i mean i guess unless it's a key year or something....

 

vf20 details corroded

rzage I would agree that it looks like a dug coin

 

Red book prices are published a year in advance. The coin market gets hot and cold during the year whats hot now might not be hot in 3 months. The values in the RB are way over priced and over retail IMO

 

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rzage

 

The coin looks to possibly have some sort of environmental damage, or a very odd counterfeit-like patina. Very interesting. I wish I could see the coin under a 10x loop and then I would be able determine a somewhat logical opinion on the coin itself. Either way, Nice grab! I'll hit it with a raw F15 grade for the moment, and possibly if certified by ANACS or ICG it may be eligible for a VF20 grade.

 

rating?

 

LOL! OK, well thanks... so that explains why it looks so bad! LOL

 

Should I say "grade"? not sure what to call it etc.

 

thanks, will add this one to my bookmarks

 

I think Doug is a little too extreme on the price. (Doug I'll pay you 15 cents apiece for all the full sharp LIBERTY V nickels that look like this. )

The coin has the sharpness of a F-15, I don't think it could go to VF-20. Coin is dark and has corroded surfaces I would net grade and price it as an AG-3 to Good-4.

 

No one pays Redbook price for anything. Redbook is 20% higher than FMV on everything.