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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Detecto92, post: 1763504, member: 75105&quot;]Here is one in auction that was worn and sold for a little over $12.</p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Cents-1886-Liberty-Nickel-fair-condition-key-date-rare-/251305270240?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item3a82f61be0&amp;nma=true&amp;si=uPsenXwX3tElU6WDCMa47FuUZEs%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Cents-1886-Liberty-Nickel-fair-condition-key-date-rare-/251305270240?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item3a82f61be0&amp;nma=true&amp;si=uPsenXwX3tElU6WDCMa47FuUZEs%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Cents-1886-Liberty-Nickel-fair-condition-key-date-rare-/251305270240?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item3a82f61be0&amp;nma=true&amp;si=uPsenXwX3tElU6WDCMa47FuUZEs%3D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Another worn one for $16.</p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1886-Liberty-Nickel-/281145464317?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item41759355fd" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1886-Liberty-Nickel-/281145464317?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item41759355fd" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1886-Liberty-Nickel-/281145464317?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item41759355fd</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thing is, there are so many damaged nickels, that collectors don&#039;t pay much for one unless it can grade problem free with a TPG.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Oddly enough....the 1912-S has the lowest mintage, with 238,000. It&#039;s value is only $130 in problem free G4.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The 1886, while valued at $216 in pf G4, has a mintage of 3.33 MILLION.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>How anyone could attach a price of $216 to a coin with over 3 million pieces minted is beyond me. It&#039;s not like they got melted down with silver coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Believe me, after collecting world coins, a coin with a mintage over 3 million does not deserve to be called &quot;scarce&quot; or &quot;key date&quot;. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The 1893-S morgan dollar, with only 100,000 minted, can reign the title of &quot;key date&quot; or &quot;scarce&quot; as quite a few of these probably ended up in the melt pile by mistake.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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