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Coin FinderCoin Finder Posts: 7,226 ✭✭✭✭✭
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The 1971 no S proof set is a tough one to find true?

Would it be better to crack out the no s nickel and have it graded or leave it intact in the set?

Finally, Isn't this nickel the rarest by far of any Jefferson nickel ever made??

Thanks Guys and gals I am very curious about these sets as the other no s sets have gone up in grey sheet and this one has not.

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  • leothelyonleothelyon Posts: 8,467 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Question for Jefferson Nickel registry experts

    Well, that excludes me.

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  • CarlWohlforthCarlWohlforth Posts: 11,074 ✭
    A 1971 no S proof set is a tough one to find. Very true.

    I am not sure how much an uncertified No S proof set would bring. My guess is it would be worth more if certified. Certification would help the buyer believe the coin was original rather than counterfeit. Deep Cameo No S coins are worth lots and certainly would be worth certifiying.

    An older PCGS Pop report I have shows that 80 No-S Jeffersons were certified by them. That same report shows only 20 each of the '40 reverse of '38 and the '39 reverse of '40. So, no, the No S is not the rarest Jeff. It is a cool coin though image

    Edited to say that the reverse ofs I was speaking about are the proof ones.
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  • pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭
    71 NO S SET brings about 850...the pr68cam one i have is listed as
    being worth 1050
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  • segojasegoja Posts: 6,136 ✭✭✭✭
    If the 39 rev of 40 and 40 rev of 38 are such low pop's why are they worth about 1/3 to 1/2 of the 71-no S?

    All three are just varieties.
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  • NIckelCollectorNIckelCollector Posts: 441 ✭✭
    If the 39 rev of 40 and 40 rev of 38 are such low pop's why are they worth about 1/3 to 1/2 of the 71-no S?
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    The estimates I have seen show perhaps 100 -300 coins for each 39 rev of 40 and 40 rev of 38. The estimate for 71 no s is 1655. I think this estimate is attributed to Breen.

    I believe the early proofs command about the same price as the 71 no s in similar grades. I have attributed the disparity between pops and prices due to there is a wider base of collectors that includes error and jefferson collectors, while the rev of 38 & 40 are more closely aligned with Jefferson collectors.
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  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Would it be better to crack out the no s nickel and have it graded or leave it intact in the set?
    if the nickel is a no doubt CAM/DCAM it would probably be best to crack the set and have it certified. otherwise, just leave the set intact.

    Finally, Isn't this nickel the rarest by far of any Jefferson nickel ever made??
    it might be from the standpoint of having a reliable estimate of the minted population.

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  • merysumerysu Posts: 72 ✭
    Well, just let me say that a no-s set that was offered to me at a very reasonable price at a local show, was puchased from my dealer friend at Fun by someone who cracked out the nickel and submitted to PCGS. It came back PR69 DCAM (pop 1). I heard estimates this is at least a $5k coin now. Knowledge is power, or money in this case. BTW the astute buyer donated the other coins in the set to the YNs at Fun. -mark-
  • osirisMMIIosirisMMII Posts: 225


    << <i>Well, just let me say that a no-s set that was offered to me at a very reasonable price at a local show, was puchased from my dealer friend at Fun by someone who cracked out the nickel and submitted to PCGS. It came back PR69 DCAM (pop 1). I heard estimates this is at least a $5k coin now. Knowledge is power, or money in this case. BTW the astute buyer donated the other coins in the set to the YNs at Fun. -mark- >>




    DAMN!!!!!! Probably more than a $5000 coin - especially the way the market has been in the past 72 hours image But even before then........ a DCAM......... whew!!! image
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  • CarlWohlforthCarlWohlforth Posts: 11,074 ✭
    I guess there are still valuable coins out there. That was quite a find!
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  • WalkerGuyWalkerGuy Posts: 126


    << <i>I guess there are still valuable coins out there. That was quite a find! >>


    Don't mean to take away from the Jeff thread, but I have an aquaintance who was at the last Long Beach show, saw a 1946 PCGS MS66, looked at it, with the naked eye saw it was a double die, paid a few hundred dollars for it, walked over to the PCGS table plunked down the slow boat regrade money, and came away with a 5000 coin. Neat story, true too.
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