Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 604018, member: 15309&quot;]Travis,</p><p><br /></p><p>The NO CENTS nickel is the one that has a lower mintage and lower price.&nbsp; The racketeer nickels really have no bearing on the OP&#039;s question.&nbsp; Melting of the NO CENTS nickels would only exacerbate the problem.</p><p><br /></p><p>You and everyone else is right that the survival rate is the determining factor.&nbsp; When the Liberty Nickel was first introduced, many Americans saved an uncirculated example.&nbsp; Of course these are of the NO CENTS variety which was minted and distributed into circulation first.&nbsp; By the time the CENTS variety hit circulation, everyone who had saved an 1883 Liberty nickel already had one and not much attention was paid to the CENTS vs NO CENTS which explains why such a higher mintage ended up with a much lower survival rate.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, there is more than one 1933 St Gaudens $20 in existence.&nbsp; The one you are thinking of is the only one legal to own.&nbsp; To my recollection, there are between 20-30 known 1933 St Gaudens Double Eagles in existence.&nbsp; I am sure someone will come along with the exact number.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in