Typical Grades Given To Mint Sets If Broken Apart

Actually my experiance is that they tend to be in the 64-5 range. I suspect that the samples are taken from the top of the box, bin, bag...or whatever and so are less likely to be baggy. While I have never had one that I think would grade as a 60-1, I have a more than a few 66s and at least a couple of 67s.

Though the higher grades tend to be in cents and dimes.

Here's one

Any thoughts on that nickel for a grade? I'm planning on using ANACS for the grading.

I'm seeing and buying slabbed nickels, mostly proofs in the PF67-68 range right now for less than $8.00 a piece. The Mint sets are running about the same but the grades are lower for the same prices(MS65-57). If you can get up to a 68 or higher, which in ANY mint set I've seen hasn't happened, then yea, the prices are inflated greatly. Just don't see those come up that often. Most, as has been stated, are highest of 65 out of cello.

Your coin, pix aren't good enough to assess too correctly, looks only at 65 tops. The face, rims and reverse chatter, plus the area under vest is disturbing. You willing to spend the fees to get a $8.00 coin? Not me my friend, losing proposition. You may find suckerser, buyers on ebay who'll pay you a net of $10-15 not really knowing the true value of MS65's.

Sent off 10 nickels for grading that I pulled from mint sets. Will see how they come back. Should have back in 10 days. Hoping for at least 1-2 65's out of it

Results are in. Sent in 10 1981-P Nickels. Five MS63 and five MS64. Shipping label doesn't identify number of steps so will have to wait and see when I get coins in hand.

So received coins back from ANACS. None of the labels listed # of steps. Is that common? Or can I read into that as if none of the 10 I sent off were 5 step or better?