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Liberty V Nickels — An underrated series? Post one to show how nice these can be!
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After a long search, I finally settled on a type set example for this series, a 1906 gem proof in PCGS PR65. These were very readily available, but more difficult to find with attractive color and minimal spotting/haze. Given the relative ease of assembling a set of these in either MS or PR (with the exception of the infamous 1913), it's interesting that there doesn't seem to be a ton of interest in them. Post one of yours to show how nice this series can be!
1906 PCGS PR65
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That’s a beautiful coin and series. Congratulations
"I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
I like the V nickels and have a couple...raw, no tarnish (surprise, surprise). Cheers, RickO
This is my only mint state one. I have a bunch in AG/G for fun, though. This is my wife’s favorite design overall with the type 3 gold dollar being her second favorite.
Nice. That one has an attractive golden tint.
Superb collections are built more by omission than by addition.
My highest graded, PCGS MS65+.
Started a registry set, trying to build it from hunting raw ones and slabbing, but stalled for now.
https://pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/liberty-nickels-major-sets/liberty-nickels-basic-set-circulation-strikes-1883-1912/imagegallery/222367
Some collectors have been calling them underrated for decades. The sad truth is that they are just not a popular series and are likely to stay that way.
I have 2 or 3 (hundred) laying around the house.
1888 DDO-1 MS65
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WOW!
Superb collections are built more by omission than by addition.
Yeah, not enough people speak Roman numerals anymore
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Now I see where the inspiration for the “spaghetti hair Washington” comes from! I bought a few dozen low grade libniks at the coin club auction and spent all of them!
Lol. Awesome coin, Joe. You never cease to amaze me with your dazzling specimens. Lol.
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--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Love the series! Had a complete one in MS and sold it a few months ago. Ill rebuild it better one day, but I kept all the keys!
PF coins of the series are readily available. I used to collect business strikes in MS 66. Have 20 of them. Gave up. Do not like most of the ones I've seen graded in the last 4-5 years at this level. Pops have exploded for all coins in this grade, and prices have cratered. Generally speaking, I think coins graded more than 5 years ago appear to my eye to be nicer for the grade than those graded more recently.
The problem is that they're all in the same holder. There's a huge range of quality for the 12 S in this grade, and a wide spread in prices as a result.
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"Sou Mangueira......."
DANG those are some fanominal ones.
This is from my type set. It is the only Liberty Nickel that I have in mint state. This specimen is from the Eliasberg Collection
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Dahlonega Type Set-2008 PCGS Best Exhibited Set
Here are some I put together years ago in a Capital holder.
I have always liked this one:
PCGS PR67 cam CAC. Not particularly rare though, even at this level.
There are 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who do not.
The grade on your coin is probably the toughest to find.
Putting together a problem free VF/XF set is quite challenging.
This is likely true but what I don't understand is that these coins are very similar to Barber coins, which are rabidly sought and these are not.
That time periods Susan b😁. Except worth 5cents vice a buck
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Owned this at one time, but traded it for a Buff. An NGC MS64.
Jim
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1899 FS-301 MS65
PR67+CAM with CAC.
https://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/06627918_Medium.jpg?v=1605666472215
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
While there are some attractive coins presented in this thread, I just can’t get excited about the design. However, there are some patterns for this series that attract and intrigue me. 🤔😊
"She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
running like a water color in the rain...."
These are what I like to see in my sets.
My only proof - looks nice for a PR64 IMO
I'm not a huge fan of the series but I've been looking for a nice cameo. In the meantime, I picked up this one for type. Recently imaged by Todd (@blu62vette)
Two shots with different lighting.
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My digital cameo album 1950-64 Cameos - take a look!
PCGS PR67+
True View doesn't do it justice, honestly:
This is one of my favorite grades. MS64+ PCGS