Favorite Coins
UrbanDecay04
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These are my 2 most favorite coins. They are fairly cheap and if you guys are familiar with CT (CoinTalk.com) and the people, I won these in the 12 Days of Coin-mas giveaway. They have some beautiful toning and have some of the sharpest detail of any coin I have ever seen.
Coin 1 Obverse:
Coin 1 Reverse:
Coin 2 Obverse:
Coin 2 Reverse:
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Nice proof Jefferson nickels!
Mr_Spud
Wow, then they are nice proof-like Jefferson nickels, even better 🌞
Mr_Spud
DarkRage666, yes, those are indeed Proof Nickels. if you think they aren't, then you might want to slow down or find a different Hobby.
A personal favorite from my humble collection.
wait for some other replies or post those same pictures in another thread as a "Poll" with two answers Proof and Not Proof. I would be surprised if the Poll isn't unanimous.
they are Proof coins. have a nice day.
i have one favorite US coin and 3 favorite world coins
the favorite of the US coins is this 1932d Wheat penny given to me by my sister in law (yeah not in the best of shape)
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i have one favorite US coin and 3 favorite world coins
nice. one of my favorites is a 1798 Large Cent with a barely readable date that I swapped for over 50 years ago. it's like your Lincoln, not really worth much but I'll probably never get rid of it.
They look Proof to me, as well.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
While they aren’t quite as shiny and reflective as one would expect from a proof, the reverse strike gives it away. MS coins from those years don’t have steps that look like that.
The Jeffies are Proofs IMHO.
@DarkRage666 Welcome aboard.
I agree with the others that these appear to be proofs. They look like they have some haze and toning which would make them less reflective than a typical proof. The sharp details and rims with sharp edges are proof characteristics.
You'll have to ignore parts of some comments that you receive around here. While I'm sure they(hopefully) don't intend to, there is an amount of what could be considered gate-keeping that surfaces from time to time.
Collector, occasional seller
They are both proof coins that appear to have one or both of the following:
Hazy multi colored toning; and/or
They were struck with dies that were towards the end of their die life (thus the fields of the coins lack mirror depth).
Both coins appear to have positive eye appeal.
Further support for the "proof label" for both coins is that the steps on the reverse of both coins are fully struck. If they were circulation strike coins the steps would most likely not be fully struck.
Both coins would make a good start to collecting a set of raw 1938 to 1964 proof Jefferson nickels that have a similar appearance.
Placing a raw set of this coins in a Dansco album or a Capital holder would be very eye appealing and would not been expensive to assemble.
Have fun with your coins.
A lot of the black beauty 1959 P nickels have that same sort of sheen as the coins you have here and they are not proofs. If the 1964 is not a proof, it does seem to have full steps. If a 1964 business strike nickel has full steps, you should have it graded. It could be a valuable coin if you can get the designation of "Full Steps" on a business strike. They appear to be proofs to me also.
Rims & steps lead me to agree they are both proofs.
As for " been at this for 3 years " 57 years collecting for me. I'm still learning from the experts on this site.
Just by looking at the steps I'd say they are proof coins. Either way it's nothing to get alarmed about.
Really?
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yes, really.
It doesn't cost a nickel to be kind. Not trolling. Just saying.
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They sure look like proofs to me as well but I like the fact that you are so fond of them.
They have a great look.
I am a big fan of inexpensive fun with coins.
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They're definitely proofs. Consider this: if those are PL business strikes, they're both going to grade 67FS which means you got two coins worth ~$15K together for free in a giveaway, which ... you didn't.
They're nice coins. I have a raw Jefferson set in gem unc & proof and they're some of my favorites too.
I've had a proof Jefferson or two
and I'll have to say that they are definitely Proof
Steve
Also, if you look at the edges I'll bet they are a mile wide. Another sign of a proof coin is the wide, flat edges.