Just went through my first roll of PGA nickels AND....

FC57Coins

I'm very dissapointed! I got ten rolls of "P" mint nickels and I was surprised at how beat up the ones in the first four rolls were. All of them had deep gashes on both the obverse and reverse. Strike quality in this roll was average to poor, with many of them having poor detail in the center of the coin, orange peel surfaces, and lack of detail (particularly noticeable in the cuffs of the shaking hands). I'd say that the average grade was MS63 or less. So, it looks like we'll need to look long and hard for pristine examples of these things!

FC57Coins

Oh - bytheway - the reference to PGA nickels -


The golf clubs reminded me of the logo

Shamika

beartracks42

Same here Frank. The Philadelphia Mint must not have any "pride of workmanship" in what they do. The nickels look like they just came from a rock polisher, or a roadgrader ran over them. I bet the Denvers are better. Also, the relief on the coin is nearly nonexistant.

JohnZ

The low-relief minting process is awful, especially on nickels.

kamehameha00

My grandpa bought a roll at a coin show yesterday and I noticed alot of marks on the cheek and forehead of Jefferson and on the fields on the reverse.