Just Bob

The obverse has a pretty impressive clash, in my opinion. It isn't often you see actual letters in the middle of a portrait.

Owning a coin with a mintage of only 25 pieces is very cool. It is definitely a keeper.

Welcome to the forum.

Welcome to the forum.

Standard weight of a '96 nickel is 5 grams, with a tolerance of .194 grams. This means that a nickel can weigh anywhere between 4.806 and 5.194 grams, so your coin is within mint tolerance.

Mind if I ask what prompted you to weigh the coin in the first place? No judgement - I am just curious.

It resembles a coin of The Netherlands. According to several different sources, the inscription,  MO ORDI PROVIN FOEDER BELG AD LEG IMP (MONETA ORDINUM PROVINCIARUM FOEDERATORUM BELGII AD LEGEM IMPERII) translates "regular coin of the provinces of the Belgium Confederation (or United Netherlands) by imperial decree."

The only coins I have found with this combination of legend and the standing knight are 1 and 2 ducat gold coins. Yours does not appear to be gold, so I can't say what it is actually supposed to be.

On 7/20/2023 at 4:59 PM, GoldFinger1969 said:

 

Some guy named Thomas Elder had the coin and it was apparently worth $1,100 in the 1920's.  

That "some guy" was Thomas L. Elder, writer, publisher, dealer, and producer of tokens and medals, and one of the organizers of the New York Numismatic Club. (J Sanford Saltus was also a founding member. Look him up for a tale of misadventure.) 

Tom Delorey (CaptHenway)_ has written a book cataloguing his tokens.

On 7/21/2023 at 3:11 PM, ldhair said:

Sorry. I don't know. I believe the doubling on the date is MD.

The variety number refers to the lathe lines in the obverse above the shield and in the lower part of the shield. There were apparently several dies with this effect, but I can't tell if yours is an exact match for this variety. I am also having trouble figuring out the weird strike on your coin.

Here are pictures from NGC's Variety Plus:

On 7/21/2023 at 8:12 AM, Nate Norris said:

I'm looking to add a draped bust quarter and a capped bust quarter. 

I have a copy of the Browning book that Sandon mentioned above. If you have a question about a particular coin, feel free to send me a PM.

On 7/20/2023 at 3:23 PM, ldhair said:

Is this VP-008?

Another railroad track coin. An Ocean in View nickel with a Lincoln memorial cent pressed into it.

Cool find. 

On 7/11/2023 at 3:45 PM, dminelli said:

Hello

I'm looking for a 1994 p souvenir set Please Contact me if you have the coins or suggestions of where to look for it

Thanks

Dave

Uncirculated Bank Set ebay link

Souvenir set Ebay MInt set link

Apparently, I am out of the loop. What is it?

It isn't just the Jeffersons that are hard to find in circulation. I don't roll hunt, so these coins were pulled from circulation. The 2009P is the only one I haven't found yet. 

I remember him from his work with ANACS and PCGS, and from some articles that he wrote in the 80s. I assumed he was much older. Very sad news.

On 7/10/2023 at 5:59 AM, matina said:

Thanks everyone for gently pointing that out.

Yes, it seems a very obvious replica. I have no knowledge on coins, so I didn't immediately figure that out.

It isn't just a replica. It is a counterfeit coin. Selling it would be against the law.

On 7/9/2023 at 10:33 AM, RWB said:

Not a chance. Far, far too crude.

Work-in-progress checks on master dies, master hubs, etc. were made in fusible alloy (often called "lead splashers") for, sharp accurate impressions without damaging the original.

Thanks. I didn't think it was, but the slight design change that year made me wonder. I probably should have just kept that idea to myself, and not opened that can of worms.

On 7/9/2023 at 10:25 AM, GoldFinger1969 said:

I take it the MS-70's sold for 4-figures if a regular ungraded OGP sold for $700 ?  This was in the 1980's or 1990's ?

This was in 1986, when they were first issued. No one was grading them then.