Newest purchase, 1883 V Nickel what will she grade?

bearcave · September 1, 2004 9:10AM

This one is loaded with die cracks, will that add or take away on the grading?

XpipedreamR · September 1, 2004 9:13AM

Nice die cracks. I don't think they would be a problem gradewise.

With that lighting, it's hard to tell what's going on so I'll just say 63-64.

wam98 · September 1, 2004 9:14AM

MS-64, attractive Liberty nickel, IMO

coinfreak499 · September 1, 2004 9:15AM

I'll have to say MS-61 nice coin.

RGL · September 1, 2004 9:18AM

I like it ... my first impression also was 63/64 ..

ziggy29 · September 1, 2004 9:20AM

My guess would be 64.

Coinerww · September 1, 2004 12:55PM

ms63

DesertRat · September 1, 2004 1:10PM

My 1st impression was 65, but after looking at other answers...I'm probably wrong but that's why I like these kind of guess the grade posts. hard part is looking at the pic and making a decision before scrolling down.

kamehameha00 · September 1, 2004 1:23PM

As XpipedreamR said, it's hard to tell with the lighting. I'll WAG it as a MS-64.

Numismanic · September 1, 2004 1:26PM

MS64

dbldie55 · September 1, 2004 1:37PM

Looks like a nice RPD to boot. Can you get a closeup of the date?

poorguy · September 1, 2004 1:44PM

I agree with DesertRat on my first impression being MS65 but on a longer than 2 second look you can see light scuffing in the obverse fields and very light chatter in the reverse fields. Nickel is a very strong metal so it wouldn't have as many marks as one of a softer metal, say a silver piece. Now the strike is weak on the ear of corn left of the bow on the reverse, which is a typical weak spot for these liberty nickels. The die cracks don't take away from the grade. Like I said, nickel is a strong metal and many dies suffered for that. Overall, from just a photo, I'd grade it MS64 with a longshot for MS65 (unless something is hidden in the photo). Might be different if I had it in hand though.

sliderider · September 1, 2004 1:47PM

MS-64. Does PCGS denote die cracks on their holders?

dorkkarl · September 1, 2004 9:54PM

weird digi-pic, i guess ms-63.

die cracks are very common for the inaugural date of libnicks. the mint was still experminting w/ striking pressure, etc, after their long-running fiasco of poorly manufactured shield nickels. as time went on , they got better & better at it - witness improving production as the series went along. you'll note the difficulty of locating later dates w/ full details, i believe it was a result of lessening striking pressure to prevent cracking dies, but of course, that resulted in mushier details on later dates.

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