RETIRED DEALER'S LIQUIDATION BONANZA  -  NICKELS, NICKELS, NICKELS

Years ago I purchased this large loose leaf 3-ring binder of an old seller's nickels who was apparently retiring.  As you'll see from the photos he had marked the date, mintmark and sometimes the condition/grade and price he was charging a half a century ago for the coins.  Some of the pages have vacancies where he  had apparently sold coins.

This offering is NOT for the average collector.  This is for the nickel NUT (no offense).  The entire lot is 248 nickels, many with multiples of the same coin/date/mintmark.  The 3-ring binder has 13 plastic pages of nickels (mostly filled) in 1"x1" and 2"x2" paper holders.  The binder and its contents weigh approximately six and a half pounds!  

E-Bay has a limit of 12 photos and I can't photograph pages in detail but if you want more, please e-mail me via e-Bay.   Expanding the size of the photos on your computer will help some to give you a better overview.

An inventory follows.  If I don't show a grade (AG, G, F, XF, etc.) its because he didn't show a grade.  The grade is average circulated for the age of the coin and the type ("V", Buffalo or Jefferson).  He must have cherry-picked any valuable dates or didn't have them (I haven't taken any out, I don't collect nickels as a general rule).  The most valuable are four 1883 "no cents" "V" nickels (3 in VG, 1 in VF) and four 1945-P war nickels.  Still, "V" nickels as a general rule fetch at least a dollar in average circulated condition.  Most of the Buffalo nickels are full date; the rest partial date.  All the Jeffersons are very nice condition.  The last date of any coin in the set is 1960 and some of the coin holders appear to be turning yellow.  I'd say that this book hasn't been touched in over 50 years.  It appears old!

So, here's a general inventory:

"V" nickels:  
Four 1883 "no cents" 3 in VG, 1 in VF, three 1889 in G condition, 1900-1912 (and 1912-D) all dates with some marked V, VG and F and with most having duplicates.  I will say this for him, I've seen some rotten "V" nickels in my day but these are pretty decent so he must have put some effort and/or expense into this lot.  The only mintmarked "V" nickels are two 1912-D nickels.  In all, the set has a total of 64 "V" nickels.  I figure conservatively that they're work a dollar each with the four 1883 worth more, and probably the two 1912-D worth more.


Buffalo or "Indian Head":
Mixed common dates starting with 1920, 1924-d, 1925 (three), 1926, 1928 (three), 1929 (two), 1929-D, 1930 and numerous duplicates of Philadelphia coins from 1934-1937.  Not much in the way of Denver mintmarks, and no San Francisco mintmarks.  Most with full dates, some with partial dates.  Probably worth $.75 to $1 each.  56 in total.


Jefferson:
1938-1960, numerous duplicates, very nice condition.  No mintmarks before 1953, then a nice smattering of Denver mintmarks. No San Francisco.  The only scarce ones or those with any real value are the four nice 1945-P war nickels.  Obviously no 1950-D.
128 Jefferson nickels.  Value maybe 60 cents to 75 cents each except for the war nickels that might be $3-$4 each, I don't know.


So, there you have it.  Anybody still with me?


I figure the whole lot of 248 decent nickels, including the more valuable ones, is worth an average of 70 cents each  - -   $173.60.     What do you think?

Thanks for reading and please check out my other listings.

Sent PRIORITY MAIL, medium flat rate box  (I hate to bill you but the $14 is my approximate cost for this six and a half pound labor of love).