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1938-S Jefferson Nickel

RGuinedRGuined Posts: 12 ✭
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Got this back in my breakfast drive through change.













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  • mirabelamirabela Posts: 5,053 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's incredible. Looks like it was somebody's album coin.

    mirabela
  • tincuptincup Posts: 5,265 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice! Most likely spent from a coin collection... for sure that was not in circulation long.

    ----- kj
  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,141 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yup, look at them steps.

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  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,850 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 16, 2025 11:44AM

    Very nice!!

  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,850 ✭✭✭✭✭

    GREAT pictures BTW! 👍

  • tincuptincup Posts: 5,265 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You might want to frequent that place again... possibly more to come?!

    ----- kj
  • CopperindianCopperindian Posts: 1,941 ✭✭✭✭✭

    VERY NICE! And I agree, great pics!

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  • RGuinedRGuined Posts: 12 ✭

    Is this a coin i should think about having graded? It does have some damage so not sure it would be worth it.

  • jonathanbjonathanb Posts: 3,697 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @RGuined said:
    Is this a coin i should think about having graded? It does have some damage so not sure it would be worth it.

    Put any damage to the side for a moment moment.

    If this wasn't damaged, what would it be worth if slabbed? How much would it cost to get it slabbed?

    You should be able to answer both questions, at least in rough terms.

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,750 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I gotta pencilvainia s proof today at the coffee shop. My mouth almost dropped. It's got minute scratches on in and will end up somewhere. Life is good

  • BANNEDBANNED Posts: 7,428 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cool, I'd give it an acetone bath though.

  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,004 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @johnny9434 said:
    I gotta pencilvainia s proof today at the coffee shop. My mouth almost dropped. It's got minute scratches on in and will end up somewhere. Life is good

    I’d like to see that coin.

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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,480 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @RGuined said:
    Is this a coin i should think about having graded? It does have some damage so not sure it would be worth it.

    Absolutely not worth grading but a highly unusual change find and a great album coin. The "green stuff" may have come from being stored in a leather purse for a very long time. It may not have come from a collection.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,750 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @crazyhounddog said:

    @johnny9434 said:
    I gotta pencilvainia s proof today at the coffee shop. My mouth almost dropped. It's got minute scratches on in and will end up somewhere. Life is good

    I’d like to see that coin.

    Ill post tommorow :)

  • BANNEDBANNED Posts: 7,428 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @johnny9434 said:
    I gotta pencilvainia s proof today at the coffee shop. My mouth almost dropped. It's got minute scratches on in and will end up somewhere. Life is good

    Was it a #2?

  • dcarrdcarr Posts: 8,745 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 16, 2025 5:01PM

    @291fifth said:

    @RGuined said:
    Is this a coin i should think about having graded? It does have some damage so not sure it would be worth it.

    Absolutely not worth grading but a highly unusual change find and a great album coin. The "green stuff" may have come from being stored in a leather purse for a very long time. It may not have come from a collection.

    .

    I agree - that looks like green "wax" from an old leather wallet.
    Unlike verdigris, the green stuff will come off easily using a solvent such as acetone or lacquer thinner.

    PS:
    Nice change find ! I don't see any actual "damage" on it. It is worth about $4 or $5, I would think.

    .

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  • goldengolden Posts: 9,888 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very cool find!

  • emeraldATVemeraldATV Posts: 4,762 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Must have been a long drive home.
    Cool.

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,750 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 17, 2025 3:26PM



    this is the proof recieved yesterday,, fwiw

  • pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 5,986 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’ve always liked the way the date looked on the 1938 Jeffersons

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  • emeraldATVemeraldATV Posts: 4,762 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Give your 1938 nickle some time, and just maybe, the outlined area's with the greenish hue ( what ever it is ? ) show's it's swan song.

    "Greenege baby".

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