tommyd Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 anyone counterfeiting the lowly nickel... ...until he forgot to include a large mintmark above the dome on the reverse as was indicative of 'war nickels'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhawk Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 I never saw one of those before. Were there many made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyd Posted May 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 I've never seen a "mintage" estimate, but a notation has been in the Redbook for as long as I can remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 That's a neat coin, with story behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 I've heard that story before, but never seen any of his work. Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 I've never seen a "mintage" estimate, but a notation has been in the Redbook for as long as I can remember. It's in the 1966 red book already, but not in the 1963 blue book or 1959 red book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 I've heard of them, but had never actually seen one. Should have been easy to get away with, but the profit would be questionable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Cool, nice to see one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cladking Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 It's believed he made around 120,000 of three or four different dates but a significant percentage were dumped in the river when the feds were closing in on him and never found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Thanks for sharing!! First one I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan769 Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 I like it, thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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