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1943 S Jefferson Nickel: Guess the Grade GRADE REVEALED.

bagofnickelsbagofnickels Posts: 349 ✭✭✭✭
edited June 6, 2023 11:31AM in U.S. Coin Forum

The first set I ever completed was a set of silver Jefferson Nickels. I ended up selling most of them to purchase some of my Walking Liberty short set. But I kept a couple, including this one. I like the gentle original color and the lack of marks. I would love to hear what you guys think it graded.


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  • gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,589 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would say 66 not full step.

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  • privatecoinprivatecoin Posts: 3,496 ✭✭✭✭✭

    66+

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,596 ✭✭✭✭✭

    65 no steps

  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I don't see any reason that it couldn't be a 66.

    Nice color.

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  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,110 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice 66 no step Jeff
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  • marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭✭✭

    65+

  • OldIndianNutKaseOldIndianNutKase Posts: 2,709 ✭✭✭✭✭

    NICE COIN...... 67 no FS.

  • Mr_SpudMr_Spud Posts: 5,834 ✭✭✭✭✭

    66

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  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 11,532 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS65 is my guess.

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  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 8,972 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like it at 66 No FS

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  • Manifest_DestinyManifest_Destiny Posts: 6,900 ✭✭✭✭✭

    66

  • LeeBoneLeeBone Posts: 4,493 ✭✭✭✭✭

    66

  • pursuitoflibertypursuitofliberty Posts: 7,068 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very, very nice. No FS, of course, but I'd say strong and very attractive 66 ... so 66+


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  • JerseyBJerseyB Posts: 130 ✭✭✭
    1. Looks very clean
  • dhikewhitneydhikewhitney Posts: 475 ✭✭✭✭

    MS65

  • alaura22alaura22 Posts: 3,287 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS66 no FS

  • bagofnickelsbagofnickels Posts: 349 ✭✭✭✭

    Thank you to all who have guessed. I'll plan on revealing the grade tomorrow afternoon.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like an MS65, no FS..... Cheers, RickO

  • dunkleosteus430dunkleosteus430 Posts: 476 ✭✭✭✭

    My first thought was also 66 without FS.

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  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 16,480 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Beautiful Wartime!
    I'll be in the 66 group.
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  • ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,558 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice!

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  • gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,589 ✭✭✭✭✭

    There are a couple good size nicks that I thought would keep it from 67. One is in the hair and another on reverse on one of the pillars.

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  • bagofnickelsbagofnickels Posts: 349 ✭✭✭✭

    @gumby1234 said:
    There are a couple good size nicks that I thought would keep it from 67. One is in the hair and another on reverse on one of the pillars.

    I could see that being the case. Part of my abandoning the Jefferson series (at least in the very high grades) was my struggle to grade them. Even the higher graded pieces I see I feel have more marks than they should to merit their grade.

    Thanks again.

  • PizzamanPizzaman Posts: 305 ✭✭✭

    I think the toning may have got it over. There's superb eye-movement through that coin. I think it would even CAC at 67.

  • pursuitoflibertypursuitofliberty Posts: 7,068 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This doesn't surprise me. I felt like it had a reasonable shot at 67 (I guessed 66+), but I wasn't convinced. Like you mentioned, I also have a hard time the determining the Superb Gem's for this series, especially from images.

    Great looking example!


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  • bagofnickelsbagofnickels Posts: 349 ✭✭✭✭

    @Pizzaman said:
    I think the toning may have got it over. There's superb eye-movement through that coin. I think it would even CAC at 67.

    Thanks. If CAC took war nickels I would have considered sending it in a while ago.

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