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New Member
United States
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Found this nickel the other day in my first box of nickels, and was surprised at the quality. Any thoughts on a grade?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Great find! It looks to be AU55 or AU58 to me with a weak strike on the reverse.
However, I am not the best grader and pictures are almost always different than what is in hand.
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Pillar of the Community
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WOW! Nice find -  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12477 Posts |
One of the five keys and in great shape! I would give it AU-55 and the weak strike TNG mentioned. 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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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19969 Posts |
Nice find! AU
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Valued Member
United States
81 Posts |
I concur: AU with a weak strike. Very cool find!
Edited by Jaunty Turtle
12/08/2017 08:06 am
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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
A nice find in the wild . Mid AU .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1409 Posts |
I went through at least 50 boxes before finding one in the wild, so nice find indeed!! Looks to be AU.
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New Member
 United States
19 Posts |
How can you tell the Reverse has a weak strike? Sorry, I'm new to coin grading. Thanks for the help!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
In part because of the lack of detail on the steps of Monticello. Concur AU-55.  to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10047 Posts |
Amazing find - what a great way to start out!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
634 Posts |
Wow! that's great for anyone, especially a first timer. Beginners luck! |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Valued Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12477 Posts |
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How can you tell the Reverse has a weak strike? Yes, the steps of Monticello have something to do with it. I looked more at the weakness of the columns on the reverse. They are all very weakly struck whereas a strong strike would show weakness only on the third (left to right) column. I hope that makes sense. 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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