Clipped 1897 Liberty Nickel with RPD comes home to poppa
Dog97
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I saw this thing on eBay several years ago but for some reason (I forget why) I didn’t make it mine. I figured it was gone forever, especially since the collector that bought it specializes in Liberty Nickels. Well I seen it on eBay again several weeks ago & you can guess the rest. There’s also another very small clip between stars R 3&4 that’s not noted on the holder. You can see a well defined Blakesley effect in the rim denticles below the date & it has the added bonus of having a Repunched Date which shows strongly in the bottom of the 7.
Me & my 97 kid are really happy to acquire it.
Me & my 97 kid are really happy to acquire it.
Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
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BTW, I think that same seller has a similar combined clip / RPD error dated 1903. Like you I watched the '03 find a new home several years ago on eBay, maybe someday I'll share in your good fortune and get another shot at it.
Sean Reynolds
P.S.: Nice catch on the small double clip at K-3. I'm sure Fred W. saw it when he attributed the coin for PCGS, but didn't have the room on the label to describe it. I'm very surprised the seller didn't note it in his description.
"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
Congrats on finding it again.
09/07/2006
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<< <i>That's really neat. Wonder why he ran that as a private auction? >>
I would like to know too. I have no idea how these became private or how to change them to public. The 4 errors were private and the 8 mint sets were public. All were done at the same time using turbo lister.
As for the coin. Except for the trip to PCGS (it was in a NGC holder when I got it), it never left my safe. I was certainly happy to see dog as the winner as I knew he wanted it, especially after he asked me if I still had it around 6 months ago.
I'm really surprised that coin didn't go for more. Aren't major errors like that on 19th century coins very rare?
<< <i>Well, turbo lister sure explains. I have heard nothing but grief from people who have been using it.
I'm really surprised that coin didn't go for more. Aren't major errors like that on 19th century coins very rare? >>
Clips on Liberty nickels aren't unheard of, but in that state of preservation I would think it was at least very scarce. I don't know the rarity of the RPD, but to have both the error and variety on a single coin must be rare.
I've noticed that the higher priced a coin is, the less likely it will realize any premium for an error. In fact, it may work in the opposite way - collectors of high-grade nickels won't want one with a giant clip, and clip collectors would settle for a more affordable grade. More often than not an error collector can move into that breach and find himself a nice bargain. The late Pete Bishal used to call such coins "white elephants".
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
<< <i>Excellent coin! Do you think it could be repaired?
Oh, hush, you.
I thought I'd share a pic of my own double-clipped Liberty Nickel, from somewhere near the other end of the condition spectrum.
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
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
For those of you that don't know me I'm an error collector but ONLY collect 97 material. I also collect everything from 1897 so I was tickled to get a 1897 error because you just don't see any around other than the 1 in neck Indian head Cent MPD which are a dime a dozen and really don't turn me on. I specialize in xx97 because my kid was born in 1997.
Other than that I'm a long time Morgan collector. (yawn)
Brian