GTG: 1906 V Nickel

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by ksparrow, Apr 23, 2016.

  1. ksparrow

    ksparrow Coin Hoarder Supporter

    I've wanted one as a type coin for some time, but it had to have some toning and be priced right. This one has "honey" toning and an obverse central silvery bullseye that looks really nice when rotated in the light.
    GTG and opinions welcome!
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  3. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    Pretty coin. I'm at 65.
     
  4. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

    OK, I'll go out on a limb.........pf-64.
     
  5. rlm's cents

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  6. SuperDave

    SuperDave Free the Cartwheels!

    I love how these things tone. :)

    Not a half-bad strike in the grand scheme of V Nickels either. I have it at 63 personally, but wouldn't object to 64. If it's not high AU, that is. You can literally never tell what they'll come up with these days. :)
     
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  7. Markus1959

    Markus1959 Well-Known Member

    Darn nice looking nickle - 64
     
  8. Kirkuleez

    Kirkuleez 80 proof

    That's a beauty I'll go MS-65.
     
  9. Clawcoins

    Clawcoins Damaging Coins Daily

    I'm not good at grading, but I love the detail in the hair and reverse wreath that your has.

    I have a couple V cents too and I love looking at them - though not as fine as yours !!
     
  10. rzage

    rzage What Goes Around Comes Around .

    I'm in at 64 , love the patina on her .
     
  11. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

    OK.........so I guess I was wrong in thinking this was a proof coin? The rims seemed so sharp and squared.
     
  12. rzage

    rzage What Goes Around Comes Around .

    The reverse especially ! ;)
     
  13. ksparrow

    ksparrow Coin Hoarder Supporter

    Not a proof, but the strike is better than average, I think.
     
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  14. Stevearino

    Stevearino Well-Known Member

    I'm with @rim's at 64.

    Steve
     
  15. SuperDave

    SuperDave Free the Cartwheels!

    This is only anecdotal, but - to me - nickel seems to strike with great sharpness up to the point where the strike ends (the usually-missing corn ear detail in this case). I think it's a function of just how hard you have to hit nickel to strike it at all, and I therefore don't use the same strike-evaluation rules as I would for a Lincoln Proof, for relevant instance. For a Linc Proof I look closely at the rims. For a Liberty Nickel, I'm more interested in overall quality of strike detail.
     
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  16. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

    Thanks guys........:)
     
  17. ksparrow

    ksparrow Coin Hoarder Supporter

    Good job, guys! everybody was either spot on or within a point:
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  18. Kirkuleez

    Kirkuleez 80 proof

    Very nice for a 64. I love the golden sort of toning that Liberty nickels seem to get pretty often. This is my favorite, but most of my proofs from the 1890's all have a pretty similar look just not as deep as this one. image.jpg
     
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  19. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    Question on the 6....what's going on in the upper loop rpd? As there are 3 RPD's for the 06 Liberty nickel
     
  20. Kirkuleez

    Kirkuleez 80 proof

    It looks mostly like the FV-RPD-002, but the lower loop doubling that should be there is missing.
     
  21. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    1095.jpg I'm looking I the area of the top arrow
     
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