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Help date this badly corroded V nickel

erwindocerwindoc Posts: 5,420 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited June 7, 2025 5:19AM 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: 16,605 ✭✭✭✭✭

    1883

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    TypekatTypekat Posts: 668 ✭✭✭✭✭

    SWAG: 1888

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    Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 12,091 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Typekat said:
    SWAG: 1888

    This, or 1898.

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    davewesendavewesen Posts: 6,922 ✭✭✭✭✭

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

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    lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 9,337 ✭✭✭✭✭

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

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    erwindocerwindoc Posts: 5,420 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 7, 2025 9:34AM

    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.

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    RedRocketRedRocket Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭✭✭

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

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    Aspie_RoccoAspie_Rocco Posts: 3,872 ✭✭✭✭✭

    1886

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,270 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'll go with an 86 as well

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    World67World67 Posts: 13,088 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’m in at 1898

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    BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 11,614 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I vote 1888.

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    pcgsregistrycollectorpcgsregistrycollector Posts: 2,304 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 8, 2025 1:06PM

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

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    mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 7,001 ✭✭✭✭✭

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

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