If ... this is an untampered with, original BU roll, which I cannot say, the reason it would interest me is the possibility of steps.
That would be the reason for me to buy an original bank roll of 40 uncirculated 1953 S Jeffersons.
The odds of finding a full 5 step 1953 S are 1 in 5000 coins.
Mathematically, getting 40 coins, reduces the odds to 1 in 125. However, I would want to see an image of the other end of the roll.
Chances are, your nickels will all look like these inside.
If you see the other end image and it happens to show a reverse with the basically the same toning as the one shown in the first post here, that would help a lot.
If that coin looks anything like the typical images I posted here of typical 1953 S reverses, they will all probably look like that.
Even legitimate unc roll sellers know that if they have several rolls from the same source, lets say, these 1953 S
American Trust Bank of San Francisco rolls, opening one roll will tell you what the rest of the rolls will look like inside.
They came from the same production run at the mint.
A savvy seller can open one roll, know what to expect in his other 5 or 10 he might have and honestly sell them as an unsearched "uncirculated roll" but already have a real good idea of what the rest look like inside.
If you get an image of the other end, and it has any trace of steps on the end coin and it is showing the reverse, the odds go up some. If it looks like one in the images I show, the odds increase a lot more than 1 in 125 that they are all duds regarding steps. A LOT!
But, any 1953 S with just a couple steps to a few is still a great find as they are quite scarce as well.
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Posted 08/10/2017 4:17 pm
