A trio of Liberty nickel NewPs

ad4400

All from Friday's Baltimore show. Comments and guesses on grade welcome.


I really fell in love with the obverse of the 1902 and couldn't help myself.

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The 1908 is another great looking piece in my opinion, and I was able to take advantage of some trade's I had with the dealer, so it was no new cash out the door. This dealer offers 100% of what you paid in trade, and I have to say it adds a level of confidence in making purchases, especially when making a stretch within a grade. And I always intuitively knew why he took things back (they are nice), but it really struck me when I went to trade the pieces I had really liked for a number of years.

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The 1907 has awesome color, better than the images pick up. The spot on the date is not nearly as bothersome in hand compared to the oversize image.


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Moldnut

Those are nice

keyman64

Congrats!

AnkurJ

Very nice soft pastel toning!

MFH

Very attractive V Nickels. Congratulations !!

Mowgli

I really like the 1902.

Tetromibi

Very nice finds!

astrorat

Nice!

ricko

The 1902 is a well struck and nicely preserved coin.... well done...Cheers, RickO

TwoSides2aCoin

Sweet looking. They sure don't make 'em like they used to.

hchcoin

Beauties

johnny9434

<< <i>I really like the 1902. >>

so do i. you got some nice coin all the way around

Elcontador

I may get flamed for this: The first question I have about the coins is whether the color in the images is true. I'm guessing an MS 64 re the 07, depending on the eye appeal. The color re the 02 and 08 in these images, especially the former, is very easy to artificially create. Nevertheless, these two coins could very well be considered to be "market acceptable."

ad4400

Thanks for the feedback folks! So the stories and grades:

No surprise I got the most(ly) positive public and private feedback on the 1902: it is the high grade of the bunch, graded at 65 by our hosts. It was my final purchase of the day on my final round of walking the floor, with a dealer on the far, far right back corner that sometimes I don't even get to. I stretched the overall coin budget for the day to get this one (it was supposed to be a 'no new money out the door show'), but in the end I think it capped off a very nice show and very nice day for me.

The 1908 is PCGS64, and while there was a somewhat hefty color premium on this one, two things made it easier to swallow: 1) I was able to trade in some duplicates to cover the costs and 2) the dealer offers 100% back in trade. This piece was the first one I saw for the day and knew pretty much throughout the day I would end up with. In addition to having stand-out eye appeal IMO, the surfaces are super clean, and if it had just a tad more 'pop' (and maybe a stronger strike) I could see it in a higher holder.

The 1907 is PCGS63 and will replace a PCGS64. I'm a bit less than half way through the Liberty Nickel set, and in a self-observation that won't surprise veterans, the pieces that I wish to upgrade all came from the on-line auction houses, without seeing the pieces in hand (all happen to be TT, but that is a bit besides the point and I've also scored nice coins from them). The spot by the date is so much less noticeable in hand as to make it a non-issue for me, and if anything, Todd's image manages to understate the color on this one. Its surfaces are a bit more dingy than the other two but that is to be expected for the grade.

steveben

Nice coins. I don't know about the color being MA or not...but they are eye appealing to me.