Racketeer Nickels...

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  cmerlo1 Posts: 8,052 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 3, 2022 3:10PM

  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 Posts: 25,137 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 3, 2022 3:21PM

  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

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  TurtleCat Posts: 4,672 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 3, 2022 4:02PM

  Everything I’ve read talks about how the vast majority were made to order in the 1960s.

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  JBK Posts: 17,540 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 3, 2022 4:23PM edited May 3, 2022 4:24PM

  @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.

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  jayPem Posts: 4,097 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 3, 2022 5:38PM

  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..

  
  
  

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  ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 4, 2022 5:25AM

  I have one I picked up a long time ago... No reeding... So I believe it is a just a plated nickel. Cheers, RickO

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  BuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 4, 2022 5:31AM

  

  Just for reference.

  Pete

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