1913 v nickle ?

The fact that it is known that only 5 were minted and they are all accounted for...is proof that it's fake. Plus, faking this coin is very common.

 

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Just send it in if you can't believe anyone,but then again are you willing to believe the TPG's

 

I would think the oxidation/discoloring would be similar to or lighter than the discoloration in the 9 seeing how the three is open ended and all unless someone is trying to cover up there alteration with ink or a black substance of some kind. Im not sure though. Im sure its worth a thousand words at the minimum.:smile

 

The whole coin screams fake to me. Doesn't even look altered date. I think its just fake all around.

 

Look on your 3 the last digit of 1913 compare it to the original on their link. I think yours is a little different than original and also the space between the 1 & 3. That's all I can say..

 

That would also be a rarity--

a 1918 V-Nickel.


That said, look at the shape & placement of the digits in the date.

Nice job, but not a nice job done by the mint.

 

IMPOSSIBLE TO BE 1918 V NICKEL.... There is NO 1918 V Nickel Minted.... Sorry... might be 1910...

 

That's what treashunt was saying....:yes:

 

Did you send it to a TPG service or take it to a high end coin dealer? It is interesting to even see a fake appearing in circulation as these old coins saved by just about anyone.

 

It's not a good idea to place 7 figure coins in the palm of your hand with no gloves on.

 

I think no need to worry about if the coin is well circulated unless that your hand is so dirty full of grease.:thumb:

 

For the OP's sake, I hope it is real. But like everyone has already pointed out, the chances of it not being fake are astronomical.

 

It's fake anyways so............

 

I guess sarcasm doesnt go far.......but in all honesty, just like the guy with the roosie the other day, if they think the coins are authentic, then they need to spend a little money to send them on the way to get authenticated. I understand that when you have something so rare you cant accept it being a fake, but when the odds are stacked against you, you need to do something to make it right.


My guess is he made it to the coinshop and was told he had an altered coin....Better off having that elusive 1918 v nickel...

 

Well, a few people have come close to speaking my mind, but not quite. The reason people know that it's a fake is that the 5 coins minted were the result of a scam. If more than 5 were minted they also would have been accounted for because they would have been part of the original scam.

There's a few of what I call "scam" coins. Another one is the 1894-S barber dime. The recent controversy over the 1933 double eagles also falls into this category in the sense that all that got out of the mint were the result of a scam. But in the case of these other coins their actual minting was a scam.

 

Send it in to PCGS. It'll make their day.

 

Hobo is 100% right there were only ever 5 1913's. As a background, the reason people have talked about a possible 6th is because Col Green who owned all of these kept them in a holder with 6 spots. However, the sixth spot was for a copper trail Buffalo strike, it never was for a sixth 1913.

That is how I heard the story. There was a search years ago for the fifth one, but it has been located since then, making them all accounted for.

A coin dealer made these nickels terribly famous in the 20's. His name was B. Max Mehl. Because of this popularity a lot of people altered 1910 or 1912 nickels to pass them off as "famous" 1913 nickels. I have even seen a "1913d", the forger apparently not paying attention to the mintmark on the reverse.

Chris

 

LOL I can't believe this thread is still going... I don't know what’s funnier.. the OP or Redwin177s gibberish... I love this place!

 

That's rich! You beat me to that one, LOL. Maybe a 1 over 0.

Guess I should refresh more often.

 

Yeah I think the dealer pulled a reverse "cherrypick" to get him to pay top dollar for all the coins as a ''LOT" but I've never herd of that before I'm just saying!