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| 1970 D Jefferson Nickel For Grading
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captainkurt
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 Posted 02/25/2025 9:23 pm
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Please don't show comparison coins when asking for a grade.
I can understand this, Marve. I normally wouldn't but with these 60's and 70's Jeffersons it's so hard to tell circulation wear and die wear from year to year.
Appreciate everyone's feedback for sure!
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So I'd say how does it fit in with the others in your set?
I think it makes choice+ (my 70's set grade min.) where the price jumps from $2 for MS64 to $25 for MS65. I wanted to get feedback because there are some strange (hopefully) die related issues on the eaves of both sides of the capital above the columns. Really weak in detail.
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pink color of the pictures 
I hadn't even noticed! I'll have to fix that before I post this over to my other thread.
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| 1970 D Jefferson Nickel For Grading
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captainkurt
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Posted 02/24/2025 5:50 pm
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No Full steps for the 70 d's!!! Unless you want to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars. Mark in front of the eye is not on the coin.
This one wasn't cheap either, so it has to grade Choice+ or it gets sent back. It is really hard to get a feel for grades on the 60's and 70's Jeffersons because there are so many die issues. Its hard to judge strike and they seem to be very lenient of hits.
Here is a PCGS MS65 to compare.
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| 1971 P Jefferson Nickel FS For Grading
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captainkurt
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Posted 02/24/2025 5:17 pm
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I'm working through some 70's this season. Upgrading to Choice+ with as many FS as I can find. This one kicks it off. Hope you all think it makes the cut!
The striations over the capital to the right are flow lines.
Two small hits above the capital. One above the left window.
One hit on the obverse.
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| 1967 Nickel To Grade Or Not To Grade
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captainkurt
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Posted 02/23/2025 12:44 pm
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Listen to this guy! There is no one on this forum at present I would trust more than Brandmeister to answer your question as to grade or not grade your coin. If that is truly what you are asking in your title.
IMO - your coin at best is an MS62 SMS worth a buck or two.
Here is the highest graded 1967 business strike. There are only three graded by PCGS this high out of 46 million coins struck. The dies for that year were overused, over polished, and could not strike details in the stairs. Your coin has way too much detail in the stairs for a business strike.
Jaime Hernandez:
The 1967 Jefferson Nickel is one f the handful of nickels that is unknown to exist with Full Steps details on the reverse of the coin. With a mintage of over 100 million coins, there has never been one coin discovered with the Full Steps details o the reverse of the coin.
Despite its large mintage, the coins probably just don't exist with Full Steps details. It's been over 40 years and not one has ever been found. The odds are that the Full Steps details were never on the actual dies, since most dies were very worn out with many of them being reused constantly instead of being re-engraved. The 1967-P, 1969-D and 1969-S Nickels, are the only business strike Jefferson Nickels from 1965 to date that are unknown to exist with Full Steps details on the reverse design of the coin. |
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| 1940 P BU Washington Quarter
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captainkurt
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Posted 02/23/2025 06:14 am
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f that is circulation flattening on IGWT then I'm going to have to go with AU58
I'm not seeing circulation on the rest of the coin or on the rims. There is definitely something going on with IGWT. I saw a couple similar to this one on PCGS photo grade but not to this extent.
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| 1963 D Ft Roosevelt Dime Update - Proof And Not D :(
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captainkurt
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Posted 02/23/2025 05:28 am
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Title says 63 D....I'm wondering where is the mm ? Sure we're not looking at a proof coin?
SaturnD51- Right on! This one was listed wrong on the Ebay and I just never noticed. I snatch up any FT dimes I see and failed to look at the mint mark, rims, and anything else.
Sure does look like a proof coin to me now. Thanx!!! |
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| 1942 D Proof Like Washington Quarter Update - Whizzed
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captainkurt
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Posted 02/23/2025 05:06 am
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The top 2 pictures almost look whizzed with a fine copper wire wheel.
In the 3rd photo, what's happening in the field behind Georges' ponytail.
Thank you, guys! I really didn't consider the possibility of alteration on this coin. I accepted the mirror like finish and the horizontal lines behind Washingtons ponytail as flow lines and natural.
Now I can see the whizzed lines clearly running across the entire coin and the halo around the bust where the lines didn't affect the surface as much.
Went back to the listing from this reputable seller and it was removed which even though it was from March of last year is unusual. All my purchases from this seller I can usually reference on Ebay for over a year. His paragraph descriptions are standard for the thousands of coins he sells but altered coins do get a sentence changed in the middle of the description (if you check) about possible alteration.
I have to thank you guys and CCF once again for all the education, support, and services you provide.
Changing the Title of this to '1942 D whizzed Washington Quarter'
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| 1943 D BU Washington Quarter
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captainkurt
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Posted 02/22/2025 2:59 pm
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Wondering if an acetone treatment might reduce or remove that crud/stain...?
Nice suggestion ljn1944 - I was able to pull those white marks up with acetone soaked q-tip. Must have been a recent addition to the coin as there are no visible side effects.
E&J - I am leaning toward your MS65 as well, thanx. Price doubles at MS66 and I am not seeing any wow factor to push it up. Strick is just a bit shy too on the obverse.
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| 1946 D Nickel Possible Full Steps.
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captainkurt
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Posted 02/22/2025 10:28 am
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NGC price guide shows up to $500 for 1942 6FS
Doesn't answer your question because price guides and market prices achieved don't line up but population report shows very few examples.
I guess auction history would be my next research, but it seems with less than 30's T1 and T2's graded in 6FS there wouldn't be much to go on. |
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