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'Bad' nickels from the mint in 1888
1630Boston
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Link to correspondence regarding brittle five-cent Nickels: https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator:"U.S. Mint" brittle
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Bad transactions with : nobody to date
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Great find on these letters. Thanks for sharing them with us @1630Boston.
Wayne
Kennedys are my quest...
Sounds like a @joeykoins dream come true. Do you think he would have sent them back?
it's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide
that's probably true
Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb, Ricko
Bad transactions with : nobody to date
Today they would have been up on eBay advertised as "rare" errors with sky-high buy-it-nows.
NNNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
Interesting, and great correspondence
BHNC #203
makes me wonder if they were split flans, ragged edge clips, clamshells, various lamination issues.
Bad Alloy Mixes?
They just need some discipline. "Bad nickels! BAD! Go back in your bag and think about what you've done!"
Pictures or it didn't happen - LOL!
FWIW, many years ago, I spoke with Jon Danreuther about specific dates of Liberty Nickels. He told me I'd have a much easier time finding an all there gem 1889 piece than one minted in 1888. He went on to say that they often weren't struck well.
"Seu cabra da peste,
"Sou Mangueira......."
most likely. or some improper heat treatment. (i don't know much about that process but figure there are ways to do it wrong) perhaps even cooling improperly.
but if there was really "crumbling", most likely the mixture.
would impressions be acceptable.
Great post. Thank you
Yes - copper
Really interesting correspondence.... Would really like to see what the anomaly looked like... Not possible of course, but interesting to speculate. Cheers, RickO