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Bedrock of the Community
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I am not a nickel guy. What does FS stand for? Full Steps, referring to Monticello's steps on the reverse. That usually means five unbroken steps, sometimes six, depending on the TGP. Despite 50-D being the lowest mintage, 39-Ds and 42-Ds are gonna hold more value. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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05/31/2022 3:04 pm
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New Member
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Spruett is correct about FS, didn't know about the other dates, may look into them.
Sorry I have not figured out how to quote yet.
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Also, spruett, can you elaborate on why you feel the 39-D and 42-D would hold more value? The 50-D has a lower mintage than both unless my 2011 (I know it's old) Red Book is wrong? |
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Actually I can help a little here...
Although the 39-D and 42-D have higher mintages than 50-D, more of the first two were released for circulation so less likely to see lofty high grades, therefore more valuable.
Folks knew back in 1950 that the Denver mint was going to produce not very many so they saved a good many in high grade.
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05/31/2022 4:23 pm
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Agree, the '50-D was a hugely hoarded coin.  to the CCF! |
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Coin collecting was extremely popular in 1950 and nearing the peak of a wave that would last until 1965. Mint rolls were increasingly being hoarded by collectors.
Everyone "knew" that the 1950-D was going to be hard to find because of the low mintage, so they saved them en masse when they found them in rolls or just put entire rolls away.
Yes, it carries a premium, but it's far tougher to find circulated coins than uncirculated coins for this date in my opinion (they tended to be pulled and stuck in albums with very little circulation)
The 1950-D is also one of the dates and mintmarks that was included in the Omaha Bank Hoard original bank wrapped rolls of uncirculated coins.
I have two, a raw MS65FS with a minor planchet clip that is in my Jefferson Dansco, and a NGC graded MS66 5FS that I bought raw for $7 about 25 years ago.
1942-D is a tough cookie in high Uncirculated grades and scarce with full steps.
If you want a true challenge, try finding a 1952 through 1954 S-Mint Jefferson with good luster, a sharp strike and full steps.
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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Wow. Thank y'all for the insight! Makes perfect sense! After I complete my 50-D set I'll work on the others
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Didn't know that there was a thing about collecting rolls of 1950-D nickels. (Hmm something to look into someday)
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Here is a good one - on ebay: ebay item number: 384888754745BU Uncirculated 1950-D Nickel. the best part in the title stated that - "With Steps Visible" Really? never heard it put that way. |
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I just found some 53S FS and WOAH! Going around $5k for one slabbed! Won't ever be able to put a roll together unless I got the lottery and that many are actually available. Daggum!
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Bedrock of the Community
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That hit on the steps on the bottom nickel is rather unfortunate.
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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The hue on the first two nickels is about the same from a seller I purchase from frequently on ebay. He does not seem to be very popular on this site, but I have literally done more than 100 purchases with him and have never been disappointed. I have bought many full step nickels off of him at very reasonable prices. My '51 S full steps came from him a while ago, one of my best purchases :) |
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I have bought 5 really nice MS66 FS 1950-d nickels about a year and a half ago at coin shows in my area. Got great prices on buying them. I always try to buy 5 or 6 syeps Jefferson nickels because I believe they are getting harder to find.I try to at least get MS66 in grade. Lately shows I have been to there haven't been too many FS nickels. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I've looked at enough '50-D's to know that really nice Gems are tough and underrated.
The problem for them is just that there are so many in BU and chBU that siphons demand away from the Gems. There are still some 1 1/2 million Unc '50-D's and the attrition is one of the lowest for such "new" coins".
I found a very nice VF in 1964 and sold it for $25 which seemed a king's ransom to me at the time. It's still an interesting coin even after all these decades.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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