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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collector1966, post: 1177864, member: 17919&quot;]Since the US had never made any gold coins with a smooth edge, while the nickel 5-cent coins did have a smooth edge, it would follow that someone who really wanted to pass a racketeer nickel off as a $5 gold piece would make the effort to reed the edges. I&#039;m holding an 1881 $5 gold piece in one hand, and an 1882 Shield nickel in the other hand right now, and there definitely is a difference in the way they feel.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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