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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 924852, member: 4350&quot;]Hi,</p><p><br /></p><p>You guys hit upon the right solution.&nbsp; I magnified the image and lightened it so I could see it.&nbsp; The word CENTS was machined off.&nbsp; That is why there is only half a dot on the right and no dot to the left of cents.&nbsp; Whoever did this was not as careful as they should have been when removing that portion of the coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Essentially it is interesting but worthless.&nbsp; The real &quot;Racketeer&quot; nickels , as they were called were the 1883 NO CENTS nickels that were made by the Mint that were then gold palted.&nbsp; Anything else is a feeble attempt to reproduce a racketeer nickel out of a cheaper common date coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen these before.&nbsp; For $2.00 you got a fun conversation piece so it is not that bad in the overall scheme of things<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is important to note that a worn 1883 NO CENT nickel that was plated is also a reproduction as genuine &quot;Racketeer&quot; nickel coins were gold plated by scammers before they were worn much<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Have Fun,</p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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