Vintage Antique 1883 Racketeer USA Nickel Gold Plated Old Coin Necklace

Vintage Antique 1883 Racketeer USA Nickel Gold Plated Old Coin Necklace. Really interesting gold plated 1883 Nickel. Known as a racketeering nickel, as scammers would gold plated the nickels to confuse vendors that it was a $5 coin. This led to the US quickly adding cents onto certain coins. The more you know! Melted into a necklace pendant.