$5 Gold Coin - 1883 Beauty!

Hi all,
So yesterday evening I met up with a good old friend that owed me some money and had something nice for me. He gave me this beautiful 1883 $5 Dollar gold coin. I told him It's good enough for what he owed me, (It was $200.00) and so we shook hands and parted ways. I don't know much about these gold coins so I will search later..

Wow! I can't believe how nice it is!

Enjoy ​

 

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I hope this is an April Fool's joke, because the coin certainly is.

 

And of course it is an April fools joke 83 V nickel plated gold no cent variety

 

@paddyman98 Is there chocolate in that gold coin?

 

What? No impossible!

 

Ah no....

 

Well.. It does not say it is a Nickel or FIVE CENTS!
So it must be gold

 

It's a double die.

 

Lol perfect the new 1883 $5 v gold piece. Aka racketeer nickel

 

Nice April Fools joke!

 

What? Then it's on me then

Wait until I catch the trickster!

 

That was quick.

 

Cant find it in the red book.

 

Look on page 500

 

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OK.. I was just Joshing you guys!

Description

In 1883 the Liberty Head Nickel appeared in America – and immediately started a minor crime wave. Con artists discovered that the coin – containing the large letter “V” without the word “CENTS”– could be gold plated and passed off for a $5 Gold piece. The most famous con artist was named Josh Tatum. He would walk into a store and buy a 5 cent item with his 24K gold-plated nickel. If the clerk noticed that it was a nickel, Tatum simply left with his purchase. Usually he left with $4.95 in change. Josh Tatum inspired the phrase, “I was just joshing.”

 

@ldhair, heavy on the DOUBLE die.

Steve

 

To @paddyman 98. Chocolate in that gold coin ? You'd have to bite it to celebrate your Easter !

 

Now I know where to dump all my gold plated old currency for unbelievable profit.

lol
old V - 5 cent nickel.

 

My book only goes to 463. Just checked