1950 D Jeffs

Cam40

I bought a couple nice looking raw MS6X? `50 D Jeffs the other day at USCoins (brick and mortar).
One looks BU 64 about, maybe 65.The other is a weaker struck nickel that had a grade on it that read
MS60.I told the guy serving me it looked better than a 60.
.Now I louped it at home and saw a very slightly mushy Monticello (the bulding)(the center of the reverse)and wondered.Is this why it was graded a 60?Despite that, the coin has good luster and is BU.
Isn`t it more towards a 64 since the strike is the only thing `holding it back`?
But that question isnt the whole thrust of this thread.I know these were horded at the time and or was alot of hype
surrounding this 5c.I was looking for comments of that part of `50 D Jeff.
Do BU examples abound like the 1883 no cents nickel because of the early hording?

Anyway I like my recent purchase either way.They both look slabbable as far as grade to me.
They were only $6 and $8 respectivly.
I thought that was a great deal.The coins look great.

PS too lazy to take / upload pics for now.

eureka

This particular coin led me down the path towards concentrating on key dates, low minatages, etc. I used to "hoard" these back when I was in high school, and had over a dozen rolls at one point. As I recall, prices were pretty tight across the grading spectrum and I paid $4-6, vg to unc. Gems were priced higher. They're pretty common in unc. condition. You'd have more trouble finding a well worn one I'd think. In any event, the price difference is so small, I wouldn't worry if it truly graded MS-60.


Andy