1971-S 5 Cent Jeff Proof W/ Dropped Letter?!!

This thread died back in February and I never got a response to my last question.

Can anyone recommend a error coin/variety specialist that I could send this proof nickel to for possible attribution?

I would like to send it in to TPG for grading and encapsulation ASAP.

Thanks!!

Thanks Ken, I'll send Mike an email and see if he would be available to identify and attribute it for me!

Hello was reading through this, and it found it very interesting. Hoping you're still around. Is there any update?

First I have seen this thread as well.

Its a good read with a disappointing ending.

I will contrast it with something I know well. Former president of PCGS Ron Garth once found a 1972-D half where the designer's initials were polished off of the die. So PCGS started to slab them as No FG and now money is made from a common non-mint-error occurrence. The sad truth is now all the companies slab a lot of them where the FG is actually visible and people have been taken for thousands (literally).

Sadly in cases like the 1972-D Kennedy and your nickel, it seems all about who finds the coin for it to be recognized.

JD, I am a retired MD. I practice in West Germany, US and Canada. No system is perfect. You focus on your field, ignore the system and be for your patients. If you go to be frustrate with all kind on organizations, union, insurances company or pharmaceutical you will be out of your life and the patients who need you will be alone.

The years I work the collecting was my relax. 10, 12 or 16 hours some days with 8 to 12 hours OR I needed. so coming home I took 1 or 2 hours with my stamps. coins, notes and porcelain. Was my relax, my recuperation (except the frustration of my wife).

For your coin now: First: IMO your coin has the origins on the Die Hub. For me is obvious that those marks was on the die. Me I discuss only for the U. The Dies for proof are never re-polish and are use very shot time due to the fact strike 2 time each coin. Second : you has the confirmation for a brother of your coin with same marks, so this confirm that the Die make those traces. The wall of accepting new varieties is high (mentality and commercial thinking). Third: If the second find like this exist, are mean an maximum of 5000 coins could be (5000 is the max for proof coins to be struck by an Die in that time).

@ WAY: you confound the apples with potatoes. Your coin from point of view of collectors is 5 cent. You have the fish who pay for, happy for you.

This coin seem to be complete other thing, and I think could be an hub die variety. Your is far from.

Other thing: what is your authority to come here and insult peoples? Mike Diamond is one of the bigger coins specialist in life in US. All the TPG and all associations recognize him and ask his opinions.

Hope you understand where you stand by.

Lol. I'm pretty sure the first sentence in my reply clearly stated that I by no means am trying to say these are similar events. I was just trying to point out the fact that they are both uncommon regardless of value. Everyone for some reason keeps bringing up the potential value of the coin in my post even though I never asked for opinions on potential value and clearly stated I've never sold one of my finds nor would I woth said nickel. I was also trying to make an attempt at self deprecating humor by pointing out the fact I was kind of getting frustrated and responding in the same because it seemed like no one was reading my original post stating that the areas on my coin were in fact raised and I did all the normal tests to make sure it wasn't glue, incused, etc. I also am very familiar with Mike Diamond and the fact I made it sound like I was clueless to his gravitas in regards to the hobby head another miss at humor. I forgot context is easily lost in this format. I d oappreciate the feedback but if you read my original post thoroughly, like no one else originally, save for a few, then maybe I wouldnt have felt the need to hijack this post.