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Should I Get This Graded? 1953 Jefferson Nickel Full Steps Without A Doubt

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 Posted 10/03/2019  8:22 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add T-BOP to your friends list
Looks like FS but need better pics of full coin obverse and reverse to determine grade .
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 Posted 10/03/2019  9:09 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Gincoin43 to your friends list
Much better
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 Posted 10/03/2019  9:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Nieuw to your friends list
Now, I think this is FS with the better images
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 Posted 10/03/2019  9:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list
Looks FS with some minor issues on reverse. Now we need comparable close-ups on the obverse.
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 Posted 10/03/2019  9:50 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add paralyse to your friends list
It's a proof strike IMO.
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 Posted 10/03/2019  9:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TNG to your friends list
Looks like a proof to me, has a blemish on the reverse. Might go PF64 and on these proof Jefferson nickels, "Full steps" are less relevant. However, there are some purists out there looking for high grade proof Jefferson's with perfect 6 step examples.
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10/03/2019 9:55 pm
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 Posted 10/03/2019  10:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mdpmedia to your friends list
From some of the more liberal FS grading standards that I have seen every now and then from the top TPG's, I think it would be worthwhile to submit it if the full steps appear to be a borderline case after we see the enhanced photos.
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 Posted 10/03/2019  10:46 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add merclover to your friends list
Much better photos from where you started. Good job!
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 Posted 10/03/2019  10:51 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add sel_69l to your friends list
Potential value for an MS65 coin does not justify the grading and shipping costs.

High grade and sharp strike both affect the collector desirability, and thus the value in a positive way.
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 Posted 10/04/2019  08:41 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Willburton to your friends list
No doubt a proof. Those steps are way too sharp. I bought one like this one time!
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 Posted 10/04/2019  10:19 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Fender79 to your friends list
Awesome! Thank you all for your help and time taken to be patient with my picture fiasco. I'm ordering a USB coin microscope to get better pics. When I get home this evening I'll try and get a better shot of the obverse.
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 Posted 10/04/2019  10:22 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Fender79 to your friends list
There is some kind of substance/spot on the reverse. So with it being a proof it makes it worth less or less desirable?
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 Posted 10/04/2019  10:35 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TNG to your friends list

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There is some kind of substance/spot on the reverse. So with it being a proof it makes it worth less or less desirable?


Yes, ask yourself, if I had a choice between one coin with a spot and another that is exactly the same grade and date without any spots, which one would I want?
Even if the one without the spot cost a bit more.

Most all collectors take the eye appeal into consideration when choosing between which they want when there is more than one to choose from. Most would pay the extra for the better coin. ( Or at least choose the better one over the other, especially if it were the same price. )

Not to take away from your 1953 proof. I still like your coin, but I would not spend any money getting it graded.
If it were a nice 1951 or earlier proof, I might.
Look in the price guides and see the mintages start to drop considerably and the values do accordingly.
https://www.coincommunity.com/us_ni...efferson.asp

There was a time when I wondered if I had a proof or business strike 1942 P Ty II Jefferson.
It turned out to be PR67 but in all reality, I would have been better off with a non proof MS67 Full step. A 1942 P Ty II MS67FS is worth a hundred dollars or more than a PF67.
Read this thread.
http://goccf.com/t/42207
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10/04/2019 10:52 am
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 Posted 10/04/2019  5:01 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CherryPicker1 to your friends list
Definitely looks like an impaired proof to me. To bad
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 Posted 10/04/2019  11:25 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Fender79 to your friends list
Well s@#%t fire and save the matches. Another letdown. Guess it goes in my folder till I get me ol Hope's up on another. Thanks for the help anyways
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