100 Years Ago..............

19Lyds

Some fella that worked at the US Mint decided that, since the dies had already been prepared, there SHOULD be a 1913 Liberty Nickel produced!


So........................he went in after normal business hours and made his own!

OKbustchaser

<< <i>Some fella that worked at the US Mint decided that, since the dies had already been prepared, there SHOULD be a 1913 Liberty Nickel produced!


So........................he went in after normal business hours and counterfeited a few!

>>



FIFY

tradedollarnut

Pure conjecture.

Elcontador

Nah, I think the guy was bribed into doing the deed.

tradedollarnut

Whereas I think they were produced during the day in a normal test run of the dies and then set aside when the order came to switch to the Buffalo nickel. Any of these theories is as good as the other since we'll never know for sure.

commoncents05

<< <i>Pure conjecture. >>



Come on now.... 19Lyds sounds so sure of it, he must have been there...

-Paul

keets

this is always a touchy subject. I tend to think that they were produced surreptitiously based mainly on the time and manner that they were brought to market. as TDN said, we will probably never know.

ambro51

...or Assay pieces

19Lyds

<< <i>Whereas I think they were produced during the day in a normal test run of the dies and then set aside when the order came to switch to the Buffalo nickel. Any of these theories is as good as the other since we'll never know for sure. >>

Wouldn't this "test run" have shown up in US Mint documentation and records? Or was the nickel too lowly of a coin given it's alloy?

It doesn't really matter what the exact story is thoughas the only thing that this thread cares about is that it happened 100 years Ago.

ambro51

100 years ago those poor souls had *NO* idea they were a few years away from the most horrible War in history and a devastating pandemic. ........no idea at all. Makes ya think, dosent it.

messydesk

<< <i>It doesn't really matter what the exact story is though as the only thing that this thread cares about is that it happened 100 years Ago. >>


No kidding. Everything is conjecture without evidence. I'll go as far as saying that he went in after hours as a result of a game of truth or dare that got out of hand.

LanceNewmanOCC

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the main problem was during the game of truth or dare they consumed some shine that wasn't properly distilled
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HoledandCreative

If they had been legitimately made, wouldn't the politicians have made them disappear when they were "inspecting" them? Another possibility?.

BustHalfBrian

Whenever I hear this story, I can't help but think in the back of my mind that one of his buddies pressured him into doing it, maybe by saying something along the lines of...

"C'mon, man, I triple dog dare you!".

Justlooking

<< <i>Whenever I hear this story, I can't help but think in the back of my mind that one of his buddies pressured him into doing it, maybe by saying something along the lines of...

"C'mon, man, I triple dog dare you!". >>



Maybe it was more along the lines of:

"Hold my beer and watch this."

BustHalfBrian

<< <i>

<< <i>Whenever I hear this story, I can't help but think in the back of my mind that one of his buddies pressured him into doing it, maybe by saying something along the lines of...

"C'mon, man, I triple dog dare you!". >>



Maybe it was more along the lines of:

"Hold my beer and watch this."

>>

joeykoins

It's hard to believe,that nobody knows how this happened.You would think somewhere in the Mints documents and records would show something? One would even think,somebody a few years later,people that worked at the Mint,heard of this debacle? Maybe,the're hiding the truth,and don't want to explain what really happened?I bet,someone with authority in the Mint,could,if really wanted to,find the truth behind the mystery! C'mon,someone step up to the plate,U.S. Mint. Lets write our Congressmen!