1913 Nickel For Sale

Onedollarnohollar · January 28, 2013 9:16PM

1913 nickel

Who's bidding?

SAM5969 · January 28, 2013 9:40PM

I like the part about the family attorney offering "$5,000 for it right now" .. Nice guy to have as the family attorney helping with the estate

pmac · January 28, 2013 9:45PM

And I thought I was going to yell "Spam" and direct you to the BST. Maybe TDN will wade in.

fishguts · January 28, 2013 10:10PM

You gatta love the typical Yahoo comments at the bottom. Almost as fun to read.

steelielee · January 28, 2013 10:15PM

Wonder what the tax liabilities will be for the four siblings

OldEastside · January 28, 2013 10:19PM

Well ya got to admit it's has a great story even a good Hollywood plot,
A fatal accident, suspicions of authenticity, a seedy lawyer, its got it all.
I think it'll get more than the estimate when the hammer does come down.

Steve

mrearlygold · January 28, 2013 10:25PM

<< <i>I like the part about the family attorney offering "$5,000 for it right now" .. Nice guy to have as the family attorney helping with the estate >>

messydesk · January 28, 2013 10:47PM

Best comment: "I like humble nickles. Don't care much for the loud cocky ones though."

I wonder how long ago this was written. They need to correct the story where they say the 1933 $20 has the auction price record. TDN, care to set AP straight?

Also, this bit: "The flaw probably happened because of Brown's imprecise work casting the planchet — the copper and nickel blank disc used to create the coin" doesn't make much sense to me.

lordmarcovan · January 28, 2013 11:32PM

Wow, I didn't know the 1913 Libnicks were cast. They said that twice.

ziggy29 · January 28, 2013 11:38PM

I'll take six of them!

daOnlyBG · January 28, 2013 11:41PM

That auction, if I'm not mistaken, will be in my hometown of Schaumburg, IL. The show would be 5-10 min from my house- I think I'm going to show up to the auction and watch the bidding. I also think I'll go higher than $5 million.

Billet7 · January 29, 2013 1:05AM

Humble? Has it ever been a humble coin? Seems like it's been in the limelight since it was "accidentally minted" and the discovery of it's existence known. Doesn't sound humble to me at all. Maybe they're talking about a humble denomination...that makes more sense.

OldEastside · January 29, 2013 1:18AM

I was just listening to a radio talk show and they were talking about this (Walton) nickel
and they said it originally came in a set of five and the guy then said "Can you imaging if
it was still in the original set what that set would be worth, if that accident didn't scatter
them all over the place" I about spit my coffee out, I meen doesn't the media in this country
check for even basic facts anymore.

Steve

johnny9434 · January 29, 2013 3:07AM

<< <i>Wonder what the tax liabilities will be for the four siblings >>

im sure the irs lay in wait even before the checks are issued to the people waiting for it

MsMorrisine · January 29, 2013 5:35AM

<< <i>Best comment: "I like humble nickles. Don't care much for the loud cocky ones though."

I wonder how long ago this was written. They need to correct the story where they say the 1933 $20 has the auction price record. TDN, care to set AP straight?

Also, this bit: "The flaw probably happened because of Brown's imprecise work casting the planchet — the copper and nickel blank disc used to create the coin" doesn't make much sense to me. >>

That includes $8 million paid for a 1933 double eagle, a $20 gold coin, or the world-record $10 million paid Jan. 24 for a 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar.

Fixed(?)

keets · January 29, 2013 5:41AM

this is the coin that showed up in Baltimore at the ANA!! unknown to all but a few that the coin was "found" again and would be re-united with its four siblings, the announcement was made as the show opened and everyone was waiting to enter. you should have heard the roar and applause as they told us.

NotSure · January 29, 2013 6:23AM

Wow, almost 10 years have passed since then????? I was at that show with my mom (she let me drive part way, I didn't even have my permit then, but it was OUR roadtrip). That was quite the sight to see all 5 together, people salivating over them...lol The 'buzz' about it was intense. Just getting interested in coins, it was alot to take in, seeing it was my first coin show ever.

CaptHenway · January 29, 2013 6:52AM

At the end of the 2003 Baltimore show, after the exhibit had been removed from the exhibit area to the security area to be taken apart, the ANA Curator let me play with all five for about five minutes. Had them all on the palm of my hand!

keets · January 29, 2013 9:19AM

Capt, I liked you before that post and now I think I need to meet you and shake that hand!!

as for that display, I took my fiancé with me to her one-and-only coin show to date and she spent almost three hours in the display area. those Nickels amazed her.

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