Help with this Liberty Head Nickel.

[jesbroken]

I'm preparing to sell this V nickel in order to upgrade it in my 7070 to a BU coin and would like your opinions on its grade please and what you would think its worth to be if interested. The '4' has mechanical/machine doubling. I've never been very good at grading these coins-Using Photograde, I would grade this at VF20. JMO--Thanks

Jim

 

[relicsncoins]

VF details.......but I think it's had a cleaning job.

 

JJ

[jesbroken]

I agree, JJ, I can see some small lines throughout the fields and face. I have had this coin for over 30 years in a collection, so it still had 96 other years to be cleaned.

[James_OldeTowne]

For me, this is a very strict F-15, probably mildly cleaned. For VF, I want to see the second letter of LIBERTY as strong as the others, and a hint more hair detail.

 

I'm a buyer at $28.

[jesbroken]

Thanks, James, for the offer, but as that's all it would bring, I will just hold on to it and not upgrade right away.

Jim

[BillJones]

Choice VF sharpness, but bady cleaned. It's got hairlines all over it. I'd net it down to a Fine-12.

 

Nickel is tough stuff. You really have to make an effort to hairline one of these coins this badly.