Regarding the availability of encased Liberty Head Nickels, Alan V. Weinberg writes:

In response to Bob Leonard's comments on the Bakelite encasement;

Dating the manufacture of any encasement of a coin is problematical since the date of the coin in no way is indicative of the date it was encased.Point of fact I own an 1847 Large US cent encased in a stainless steel ring with an engraved message. Pretty sure that it wasn't encased in1847.

In response to Bruce Smith's comments:

Encased coins are traditionally encased in an aluminum ring or washer. Brass has been used as well. However, I have a stainless steel encasementmentioned above of an 1847 Large Cent. I have encased coins of every US denomination from cent to silver dollar. I have exhibited at the CentralStates show my exhibit of encased coins, "A Variety of Varieties", which shows different shapes, materials and denominations well beyondthe aluminum and brass material and the cents nickels and quarters.

I have a loaf of bread, a maple leaf from Canada and four of the known 14 Teddy Bear shapes. I have an image of a 1911 encased V nickel. "Ibring Good Luck / Keep Me and Never Go Broke" on the obv and "Guns, Bicycles and Sporting Goods / Watt Shipp Salem, Oregon " on therev. The close up shows that the nickel was original as the design overlaps onto the coin. I have a 1948 Dime encased in the shape of Wisconsin witha brass encasement. There are many more unusual shapes and materials out there. Of my roughly 700 plus encased pieces these were the ones to come tomind. Heck I have over 75 pieces with coins encased in Lucite.

Regarding the bakelite piece - this is a one of a kind hand-made piece. Was it issued? Probably not. Is it valuable? It might be as acuriosity....but I wouldn't bid on it on eBay. I like the Aragon Ballroom piece which is totally encased in plastic. Do you know the significanceof Lick Pier and the Aragon Ballroom?

Richard Greever writes:

WATT SHIPP / GUNS, BICYCLES AND SPORTING GOODS.
"I BRING GOOD LUCK" / KEEP ME AND NEVER GO BROKE (encased 1913 nickel) TC-55412

WATT SHIPP / GUNS, BICYCLES AND SPORTING GOODS.
"I BRING GOOD LUCK" / KEEP ME AND NEVER GO BROKE (encased 1906 nickel)
TC-349712

WATT SHIPP / GUNS, BICYCLES AND SPORTING GOODS. / SALEM, ORE.
"I BRING GOOD LUCK" / "KEEP ME AND NEVER GO BROKE" (encased 1903 nickel)
TC-55410

WATT SHIPP / GUNS, BICYCLES AND SPORTING GOODS. / SALEM, ORE.
"I BRING GOOD LUCK" / "KEEP ME AND NEVER GO BROKE" (encased 1908 nickel)
TC-59977

GUNS, BICYCLES AND SPORTING GOODS / WATT SHIPP / SALEM, OREGON
"I BRING GOOD LUCK" / "KEEP ME AND NEVER GO BROKE" (encased 1911 nickel)
TC-51366 *** $471.00 eBay 7/08

Bob Van Arsdell writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: FEBRUARY 1, 2015 : More on Encased Coins(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n05a12.html) BAKELITE "MOHAWK" ENCASED LIBERTYNICKEL (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n04a14.html)