Your thoughts on this raw proof

Tbar

Picked this up from an old timer a while back. Trying to determine a grade. Your thoughts are appreciated.

fivecents

Looks like a PR65.
Nice coin!!

CoinKing1969

<< <i>Looks like a PR65.
Nice coin!! >>

grabba

The reverse looks suspect to me. I don't know anything about V-Nickels but that is what jumps out at me when looking at the reverse. Maybe that is how it is supposed to look.

Nice looking coin though.

keets

i would think PR66 judging from the strike and hoping there aren't any hairlines. the strike is quite crisp!!!

speety

I'd go with a pf-65 if it slabs. I have seen many liberty nickels with the same look as the reverse that your coin has that have not been able to slab.

I know it's a proof and it should be expected, but that is still a fantastic strike and that is not often seen on V-nickels, proofs or not.

Tbar

I don't know why the reverse shows up like that in the photo. In hand it looks like the planchet, almost woodgrained, but I don't really collect this series.

There are no hairlines at all that I can see.

I do know that this guy had it in his collection for quite some time.


Thanks for the input..I will be submitting it soon.

beep

39Special

If there are no hairlines then I could see a PR65...

beep

Very nice. Great coin!

MrEureka

Could be anything from 63 to 66. It's impossible to make an intelligent guess based on that picture.

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Tbar

<< <i>Could be anything from 63 to 66. It's impossible to make an intelligent guess based on that picture. >>





made the pic a little bigger if it helps at all....

roadrunner

I'd say the entire reverse center area is wiped (2 tone coloration).
And it does not carry on into the more protected areas. Light lines running from 2:00 to 8:00 which don't appear to be polishing lines.
Just a gut feel that it's only PF63 or so. Initial look is gem though.

roadrunner