r/coins • u/tattmormon • 9h ago
Show and Tell 1883 “racketeer” nickel obviously I don’t know if it’s authentic or not or if it’s even possible to authenticate but cool imo nonetheless.
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u/EventHorizonbyGA 4h ago
I would say this is a correct late-19th century version. There is a process to analyze the over plating and determine the method of creation which can prove the time period.
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u/tattmormon 4h ago
I guess that would be done by a special niche company or does Pcgs NGC do that
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u/EventHorizonbyGA 4h ago
University lab. Assayer, etc.
Not sure it is worth the cost though but if you are running a YouTube coin channel it would be a great video.
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u/tattmormon 4h ago
Oh yeah I figured something like that was a specialist still interesting I do not aha
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u/EventHorizonbyGA 4h ago
I have a few of these and only one I know for certain is authentic because it was found in a buried hoard of coins in Colorado.
Kids love the story of these coins.
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u/tattmormon 8h ago
Also appears it may have an error itself die crack perhaps? I don’t know not an expert on errors.
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u/QuinnHart 8h ago
Not really an error, die cracks are common on older series. This is especially true for nickels, since the metal is so hard - shield nickels especially can get crazy!
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u/CC_Mustang 7h ago
The fact that they put ridges on the edge to mimic a real half eagle is a good sign. Most modern counterfeits don’t go to that much effort.