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Help date this badly corroded V nickel

erwindocerwindoc Posts: 5,356 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited June 7, 2025 4:19AM in U.S. Coin Forum

I WANT to think it is an 1886, but I know that the chances of it are slim.


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  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 15,352 ✭✭✭✭✭

    1883

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  • TypekatTypekat Posts: 580 ✭✭✭✭✭

    SWAG: 1888

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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,801 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Typekat said:
    SWAG: 1888

    This, or 1898.

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  • davewesendavewesen Posts: 6,750 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What does the other side look like? It might help to determine if 1883. I am leaning 1888.

  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,790 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ...my first thought was 1888... but pareidolia may be setting in!

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  • erwindocerwindoc Posts: 5,356 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 7, 2025 8:34AM

    Decided to add some nic-a-date; pretty sure its 1896 now. Loops of the questionable number are different sizes, not the same as an 8 should be.

  • sanddollarsanddollar Posts: 447 ✭✭✭

    Based on the partial shape of the last digit I think it is relatively safe to rule out a 1913.

  • Aspie_RoccoAspie_Rocco Posts: 3,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    1886

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,738 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'll go with an 86 as well

  • Morgan WhiteMorgan White Posts: 11,697 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’m in at 1898

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 10,600 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I vote 1888.

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  • pcgsregistrycollectorpcgsregistrycollector Posts: 2,129 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 8, 2025 12:06PM

    Definitely 1888. For the ppl saying 1886, the last serif doesn't shape like a 6.

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  • mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 6,504 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not much to jump up and down about even if an '86.

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