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th3ogr3 Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 12/02/2019 12:50 pm Interested in grade opinions for this nickel. Thanks much in advance! Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/02/2019 3:26 pm I'll say 63 on this one, possibly 64. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 12/02/2019 6:49 pm Yeah I can see why you gave it a 63 but I going for 64. Report this Post to the Staff
Nieuw Pillar of the Community United States 663 Posts	Posted 12/03/2019 08:10 am MS-64 Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19237 Posts	Posted 12/03/2019 08:12 am I'm thinking a strong MS-62. Nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9170 Posts	Posted 12/03/2019 08:56 am MS63 Report this Post to the Staff
th3ogr3 Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 12/03/2019 11:48 am Thanks much to all of you. So if I average all of your responses it comes out to a 63.2. Still higher than what I thought this coin to be. It seems my eye may be a bit overly critical. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18708 Posts	Posted 12/03/2019 1:11 pm AU58 Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 12/03/2019 1:38 pm Appears to be rub on the high spots - AU58 Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36880 Posts	Posted 12/04/2019 7:11 pm Lots of very small marks so I'd agree with those at AU-58. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 12/04/2019 9:06 pm Well we have a quagmire here : AU-58> MS-62> MS-63> MS-64. Upon much scrutiny examining this coin again , I'm changing my call to AU-58+ . th3ogr3 , your going to have to change your average grade ! Report this Post to the Staff
th3ogr3 Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 12/06/2019 6:16 pm I really appreciate all of the feedback. I've spent some more time working to understand the parameters controlling an AU vs. BU Jefferson and I must say I think it's easier to make the determination with LMC's/LWC's! Points of confusion: 1) Making the determination between poor strike and wear on high spots. I've looked at some uncirculated coins from mint sets that exhibit what appears to be wear (but probably isn't) and have done some comparisons. Also noticing some nickels from mint sets don't appear to have any mint luster at all or exhibit breaks in luster. 2) How dings/marks affect AU/BU designation. I didn't think coin dings/marks affected uncirculated status in that these can happen in bags. Confused a bit on this. 3) Identifying wear on toned coins. Would love to hear thoughts. Just trying to get my arms around this whole nickel grading thing. Report this Post to the Staff
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