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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This is a nice 1st year issue of the 3 cent nickel. This transitioned the 88% copper and 12% nickel composition of the copper-nickel cents to the 75% copper and 25% nickel composition of this issue. The metal alloy was much harder and this led to striking issues. This coin is typical of the weaker strikes in the first year. I agree with oih8tw8's ms64 assessment, but the weak strike on this coin is most evident in the first two II's in the III denomination found in the center of the reverse. The vertical lines in the first two II's are flat. The third I shows a full set of vertical lines. There are coins out there that are fully struck. This coin has pretty well defined hair in the obverse, which is flat in many coins. I would suggest trying to find a coin with fully struck vertical lines in the III reverse denomination. These are much harder to find, but well worth the extra effort.  IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2125 Posts |
Think it just makes MS-65. Very clean surfaces with no hits typical weak strike on the reverse. Like this coin!
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
64, maybe 65. Since you are probably getting this for type, I'd hold off to find a full line reverse.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
Nice clean looking coin.
But the below average strike will hold the grade back.
And I think I'm seeing die clash on the obverse above the date and between AMERICA and her hair.
I think MS-64 (the die clash has minor impact).
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
819 Posts |
Nice coin and what looks like a nice die crack .
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
MS64, easily, and attractive luster and surfaces. The usual clashes and cracks for this date.
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Thanks all! This coin graded ms-63  |
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Moderator
 United States
23522 Posts |
It's a win at 63, in an old ANACS slab. This one is likely worth more in the old slab; hope the plan isn't to crack it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1448 Posts |
I was going to crack it out, figured if it was undergraded I could always have the option of submitting again for a higher grade. I guess I will debate it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
There's not enough of a price difference between 63 and 64 to justify a reslab, or really, 63 and 65.
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Agree. It's a nice coin but I think it lacks the eye appeal to justify resubmitting it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1448 Posts |
Thanks guys. I was intending on cracking it for my dansco 7070. I was offered it at ms63 at around $150. If it was too pricey I was going to continue my search for a stronger strike
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Why not keep it in the slab and put an AU in the album? Putting an MS coin in the album is the kiss of death for it.
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