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Your opinions on this three cent nickel, please.

RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
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1865 three cent nickel. I know the scans are small, but from what I can see it looks original, and he seems to be close on the grade. What do the experts here think?

Russ, NCNE
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  • krankykranky Posts: 8,709 ✭✭✭
    Why not get a nice AU for about $40?

    New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.

  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Because it's little bro, the two cent I have is only a f-vf.image

    Russ, NCNE
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  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    I only see Fine but it may just be the itty bitty pict.
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
  • itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,777 ✭✭✭
    Russ,
    I can confirm it for you. That is NOT a Kennedy half!
    Give Blood (Red Bags) & Platelets (Yellow Bags)!
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Dog,

    Fine would be fine.image

    Russ, NCNE
    eBay consignment sales | | Collectibles from Resco CCC
  • Catch22Catch22 Posts: 1,086 ✭✭
    Most collectors of the 3CN opt for VF or better because of the nominal price difference in grade. I have always thought this series to be the most undervalued and unappreciated of all American coins. Just recently collectors have started to take notice of the varieties in this series and begin to search for more. The 84, 85, and 87 are extremely difficult to locate in problem free, circulated condition. These three coins are among the most undervalued in all of American coinage...still a tremendous bargain at current price levels. There is a reason why most people collect the proof issues rather than the circulated set and that reason is these three coins. You'll find 10 or 20 1877, proof only issues for every one of the genuinely rare and key dates in this series. Do a quick auction archives search at Heritage for these three coins. Beware of high grade, mint state offerings that aren't slabbed if you are looking for these dates, most are actually proofs. Probably more than any of you cared to know....image


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