1913 nickel worth millions? Humble coin on the auction block.
The design is unique because the US officially switched to the Buffalo Head nickel that year, but a U.S. Mint worker is suspected of making a handful of the old design with the new year.
This image provided by Heritage Auctions shows an authentic 1913 Liberty Head nickel that was hidden in a Virginia closet for 41 years after its owners were mistakenly told it was a fake. The nickel is one of only five known and expected to sell for $2.5 million or more in an auction conducted by Heritage Auctions in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Ill., on April 25, 2013.
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RICHMOND, Va.
A humble聽nickel聽from聽1913聽could be聽worth聽millions聽when it goes up for auction this spring.
The聽1913聽Liberty Head聽nickel聽is one of only five known to exist. Some expect it to sell for $2.5聽million聽or more.
The design is unique because the U.S. officially switched to the Buffalo Head聽nickel聽that year, but a U.S. Mint worker is suspected of making a handful of the old design with the new year.
But it's also the coin's rich backstory that could boost its value. It was made illegally and later found in a car wreck that killed its owner. Then it was declared a fake and forgotten in a closet for decades before being rediscovered.
Four Virginia siblings will split the proceeds from the April 25 auction.