Racketeer Nickels...

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Coll3ctor
Coll3ctor Posts: 3,388 ✭✭✭
edited May 3, 2022 3:12PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Did all of the early (1880's) racketeer nickels have reeded edges or were they just gold plated?

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  • cmerlo1
    cmerlo1 Posts: 8,075 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    No. I have owned several from the period that have some gold plating left but no reeded edges. The ones that do are way cooler.

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  • braddick
    braddick Posts: 25,183 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I tried picking up a decent example a couple of weeks ago. Coin had XF detail and the plating was 50%. The reading though was well done.
    I thought it would close at $40. or so and I was way off!

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/265649623989?hash=item3dd9f393b5:g:MV0AAOSwwt5iXMen

  • TurtleCat
    TurtleCat Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Everything I’ve read talks about how the vast majority were made to order in the 1960s.

  • JBK
    JBK Posts: 17,860 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 3, 2022 4:24PM
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    @TurtleCat said:
    Everything I’ve read talks about how the vast majority were made to order in the 1960s.

    Those are usually well worn with bright gold plating.

  • jayPem
    jayPem Posts: 4,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I have three plated V nics..
    Interestingly, the only one with reeding is also a love token.
    It seems fairly common to find LT's gold plated, so I can't really speculate on any of these being truly racketeer made..



  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I have one I picked up a long time ago... No reeding... So I believe it is a just a plated nickel. Cheers, RickO

  • BuffaloIronTail
    BuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,765 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Just for reference.

    Pete

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