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<p>[QUOTE="PittsburghMom, post: 1389379, member: 34903"]I just received several coins and I have a couple of questions since I haven't seen these issues yet:</p><p><br /></p><p>1 - Are there any rare/valuable Army Navy tokens? If so, can someone supply a link. I've been doing Google searches, but haven't found any links with decent pics/price guides. I got one today that appears to have several unique issues. (Ex: 7 stars on her hat instead of 6, an "L" above the date, the "A" in NAVY is lighter on the reverse, minor doubling on reverse, etc.)</p><p><br /></p><p>2 - How can you tell the difference between a V nickel that was dipped in an alternate metal vs one that was originally created with an alternate metal? (I have one that looks more like the metal used on an indian cent vs the silver color that my other V nickels have.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>Army Navy Coin (Seems to have a star on the reverse that others don't have, an L on the obverse above date & misc other issues):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]165796.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]165797.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1883 V nickel (My others all look silver as seen on the R, this one on the L looks bronze instead...dipped?)</p><p>[ATTACH]165798.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PittsburghMom, post: 1389379, member: 34903"]I just received several coins and I have a couple of questions since I haven't seen these issues yet: 1 - Are there any rare/valuable Army Navy tokens? If so, can someone supply a link. I've been doing Google searches, but haven't found any links with decent pics/price guides. I got one today that appears to have several unique issues. (Ex: 7 stars on her hat instead of 6, an "L" above the date, the "A" in NAVY is lighter on the reverse, minor doubling on reverse, etc.) 2 - How can you tell the difference between a V nickel that was dipped in an alternate metal vs one that was originally created with an alternate metal? (I have one that looks more like the metal used on an indian cent vs the silver color that my other V nickels have.) Thanks! Army Navy Coin (Seems to have a star on the reverse that others don't have, an L on the obverse above date & misc other issues): [ATTACH]165796.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]165797.vB[/ATTACH] 1883 V nickel (My others all look silver as seen on the R, this one on the L looks bronze instead...dipped?) [ATTACH]165798.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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