Picture of my 1955-D FS Jeff., Paid only 75 cents
leothelyon
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Hi everyone,
I thought I would share this with everyone. After some 12 years of searching, I've finally located a 1955-D
Jefferson nickel that is suitable to add to my collection. Yesterday, I replaced my old moniter because the blue electron gun had gone out of it 6 weeks ago and what a difference a new moniter can make. It really has helped me to see what everyones pictures of their coins look like and many of you have some great coins. Also everyone's coin icons look great from here now. Again, I can see what my coins look like before
I post them. It's great to have color back on my screen.
If you look close enough at the steps, you can see a shadow to the left and below the 3rd pillar.
This is where the meld is on the 3rd and 4th steps, tip the coin back a little and the incursion line does go
through between the 3rd and 4th steps. Although this 1955 -D is not FS certifiable, it is a great coin. The strike, brilliance and luster, taking into consideration the poor quality the majority of 1955-D nickels exist in, the MS 65 grade of this coin, overall, this coin is the best I've seen for this date. This is what collecting the full step Jeffersons is all about. I would not hesitate to put this 55-D up against any of the certified FS
MS 64 and 65 55-D's that are out there. This 55-D is 99.9% there while most 55-D's have less then full strikes. Bern Nagangast has stressed the fact that when collecting these FS nickels, locate them with the
earliest die state strikes before collecting coins with just steps.
Leo
I thought I would share this with everyone. After some 12 years of searching, I've finally located a 1955-D
Jefferson nickel that is suitable to add to my collection. Yesterday, I replaced my old moniter because the blue electron gun had gone out of it 6 weeks ago and what a difference a new moniter can make. It really has helped me to see what everyones pictures of their coins look like and many of you have some great coins. Also everyone's coin icons look great from here now. Again, I can see what my coins look like before
I post them. It's great to have color back on my screen.
If you look close enough at the steps, you can see a shadow to the left and below the 3rd pillar.
This is where the meld is on the 3rd and 4th steps, tip the coin back a little and the incursion line does go
through between the 3rd and 4th steps. Although this 1955 -D is not FS certifiable, it is a great coin. The strike, brilliance and luster, taking into consideration the poor quality the majority of 1955-D nickels exist in, the MS 65 grade of this coin, overall, this coin is the best I've seen for this date. This is what collecting the full step Jeffersons is all about. I would not hesitate to put this 55-D up against any of the certified FS
MS 64 and 65 55-D's that are out there. This 55-D is 99.9% there while most 55-D's have less then full strikes. Bern Nagangast has stressed the fact that when collecting these FS nickels, locate them with the
earliest die state strikes before collecting coins with just steps.
Leo
The more qualities observed in a coin, the more desirable that coin becomes!
My Jefferson Nickel Collection
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Edited to add: Great "deep-dish" look, too.
William S. Burroughs, Cities of the Red Night
congrats my friend
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