1953D Nickel, is it a waste of submission to try and 67 or will it come in lower?

MtW124

I was unable to photograph a shot that I felt represented this coin. This is what I ended up with so I thought would ask here. It has a lot of luster but isn’t the strongest of strikes. In my loupe it appears to be relatively bag mark free and that Ring just under the Hair of Jefferson on the obverse is not showing up at all in my loupe. Not sure what that can be. Thanks for any input as I don’t want to chance a 65-66 if I can help it. Not worth the money to encapsulate it.

MFeld

It would be a waste, as the coin appears to have multiple marks on each side, with about a 0% chance at a 67.

MtW124

Thanks Mark

coinbuf

63 at best.

Slade01

That's one well worn out Monticello anvil die.

MtW124

Thanks for the input. The luster was blinding me of the truth. What’s the saying, I saw shiny objects and missed what it really was. Hate it when that happens but fortunately I know people lol. You all get me back to reality. Very appreciated.

leothelyon

Here is a die state set that shows coins in different levels of strikes/details. I acquired this set from a 45+ year collector of this series. I tried lessening the glare of lighting for the photos by removing the window slides only to find that each coin has been placed in a kointainer which should also give a clue to the assembler of this set. I've included closeups on two of the coins. How you find this display relevant to this discussion is up to the viewer, I guess. I can think of a few who could use something like this when they're making selections for the best grade of coin.
If anything, all the coins carry the date 1953-D.....similar to the Op's coin.

Leo 🙂

MtW124

@leothelyon said:
Here is a die state set that shows coins in different levels of strikes/details. I acquired this set from a 45+ year collector of this series. I tried lessening the glare of lighting for the photos by removing the window slides only to find that each coin has been placed in a kointainer which should also give a clue to the assembler of this set. I've included closeups on two of the coins. How you find this display relevant to this discussion is up to the viewer, I guess. I can think of a few who could use something like this when they're making selections for the best grade of coin.
If anything, all the coins carry the date 1953-D.....similar to the Op's coin.

Leo 🙂

Thanks, that helps a lot.

coinkat

This coin really illustrates in decline in quality in favor of quantity which is the theme for the Jefferson series for the decade of the 1950s. You would never encounter a 1940-D or 41-D with a look such as this.