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Something you don't see everyday: Prooflike Liberty Nickels

AmazonXAmazonX Posts: 680 ✭✭✭✭
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Got these a few months ago and had them recently imaged by @messydesk. I included two photos of the 1883 No Cents.

Hope you enjoy them.

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  • goldengolden Posts: 10,006 ✭✭✭✭✭

    PL Liberty Nickels are definitely tough.

  • RogerBRogerB Posts: 8,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    PL shield nickels and early-date Liberty nickels are available without too much searching. Proper alloying and heat treatment of CuNi was critical and many dies had to be repaired and resurfaced until the Philadelphia Mint gave up and contracted out CuNi planchets.

  • AmazonXAmazonX Posts: 680 ✭✭✭✭

    PL shield nickels and early-date Liberty nickels are available without too much searching.

    I disagree. Semi-prooflike nickels you can find. True prooflike nickels are tough. I've been almost exclusively collecting shield nickels for 10 years now. You can't find them. This 1867 was the closest one I was able to find:

    The obverse is definitely prooflike. Nice, flashing mirrors. The reverse has zero mirrors.

    This 1871 has okay mirrors on the obverse, but they're not deep enough to be a true PL. Reverse has none.

    This 1881 has mirrors on both the obverse and reverse but they are not strong enough to be called PL.

  • RogerBRogerB Posts: 8,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ya have to lift the rocks to find the fat worms... :)

  • tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,236 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @RogerB said:
    Ya have to lift the rocks to find the fat worms... :)

    Or wait until after a rainstorm

    Early Dollar Set
  • AmazonXAmazonX Posts: 680 ✭✭✭✭

    @tradedollarnut said:

    @RogerB said:
    Ya have to lift the rocks to find the fat worms... :)

    Or wait until after a rainstorm

    Coins under rocks and after rainstorms? Where do you guys live? ;)

  • StaircoinsStaircoins Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭

    I miss IGWT.

  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,181 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @AmazonX said:

    PL shield nickels and early-date Liberty nickels are available without too much searching.

    I disagree. Semi-prooflike nickels you can find. True prooflike nickels are tough. I've been almost exclusively collecting shield nickels for 10 years now. You can't find them. This 1867 was the closest one I was able to find:

    >

    Are you only looking for coins designated as PL? PL coins exist in PCGS plastic, but our host refuses to designate the as such.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @AmazonX ...Those are some very nice nickels.... Cheers, RickO

  • TopographicOceansTopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭

    Very cool indeed

  • AmazonXAmazonX Posts: 680 ✭✭✭✭

    @cameonut2011 said:

    @AmazonX said:

    PL shield nickels and early-date Liberty nickels are available without too much searching.

    I disagree. Semi-prooflike nickels you can find. True prooflike nickels are tough. I've been almost exclusively collecting shield nickels for 10 years now. You can't find them. This 1867 was the closest one I was able to find:

    >

    Are you only looking for coins designated as PL? PL coins exist in PCGS plastic, but our host refuses to designate the as such.

    No, but some of them don't cut the mustard. Harder to find them online because some sellers like to use PL when it's far from that.

  • AmazonXAmazonX Posts: 680 ✭✭✭✭

    @Staircoins said:
    I miss IGWT.

    Yes. His coins were top notch. He had a great eye and was very knowledgeable. Definitely an influence. RIP.

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