I've been searching a long time for an 1895 Liberty Head Nickel but just can't find one. My preference would be a PCGS graded MS 64 coin. Anyone know where I can locate this coin? Thanks.
They are out there, you just need patience. US coins are easy, most are available. I have waited a decade or longer to be able to buy particular ancient coins, coins not even "rare", just "scarce". To me, its more satisfying to buy a coin you have searched for than just buying something easy to buy.
It's your White Whale. The really odd thing? Once you find it, six will show up for sale in the next three months.
Collectors Corner shows two, a PCGS example and an NGC/CAC example. Only 4-5 a year seem to come up at auction; understandable why you wouldn't easily find one.
Collectors Corner has two dealers offering 1895 V nickels in MS64. One PCGS, one NGC. www.collectorscorner.com
You are looking in the wrong place. The combined count in NGC and PCGS is 845 with an unknown number of duplicates but no (US) coin in its price range with this availability should be hard to buy. Half are in MS-63 or MS-64. Heritage alone listed seven in 2015 or approximately once every two months. There are two MS-64 on eBay right now.
Very true. I spent a decade looking for an ancient coin, and bought the first one I could. Two months later a group lot contained another one, so I bought it as well.
Same thing has happened to me. A few years ago, I bought two Peru 1756 one real in the same week, one NGC MS-61 and the other either an AU-58 or MS but not graded. I have otherwise seen this coin twice in 14 years.
There's an MS64 CAC 1895 Liberty Nickel on Ebay right now for $550. It's been found, the question is - at the right price?
Some coins just seem to make a fool of a guy. A few years ago, I spent a couple years looking for a strong XF 1911-S cent. Now, I see them regularly, Currently it is a 1934-S Walking Liberty half in strong XF or AU that is giving me fits. Makes it all worth while once I do fine one though.
I just went up and down on a 1942 Lincoln proof. PR64 was cheap and plentiful. PR66 went to four figures. So, I assume a lot of folks grabbed the PR65. So, even though the price was very modest, it took some hunting to find a attractive 65.
Mines about availability when I have the money. Two highest on my want list is an original surfaces eye appealing 1878-cc trade dollar in au. The other is an eye appealing problem free chain cent in the vg range both cost some real $$ and quality ones seldom show up and attract a lot of attention when they do
