Please Grade Jefferson Nickel 1952 S -- Have Questions, Of Course!

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shantiom Pillar of the Community United States 522 Posts	Posted 01/05/2021 6:38 pm For 1952, is a full strike Nickel difficult to find, I have found bright and intact surfaces, but the hair is really weak, and of course the Monticello, how would this impact grade, is there something analogous in Jefferson nickels like Full Details standard find in Buffalo nickels, applicable to the Jefferson Obverse and Monticello Reverse? Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/05/2021 6:48 pm Wow, talk about a pancake strike. Can't see this above MS-63. Report this Post to the Staff
shantiom Pillar of the Community United States 522 Posts	Posted 01/05/2021 7:56 pm what causes a pancake strike Report this Post to the Staff
mikem007 Valued Member United States 318 Posts	Posted 01/05/2021 8:35 pm It's a weak strike, missing a lot of detail. It's not wear, it's a weak strike which kind of has a pancake appearance. I would think the die was towards the end of it's lifespan and was all blown out. Even the lettering is not well defined and kind of fat looking. Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 01/05/2021 8:59 pm Strike does not factor into grade, so this might go MS-65, but the mushiness is not appealing, at least not to me. Monticello's step count is the most common measure of strike quality on Jeffs. Report this Post to the Staff
shantiom Pillar of the Community United States 522 Posts	Posted 01/06/2021 09:25 am @nick10 In Buffalo nickels, there is the Full Detail designation, with the Jefferson nickel, is there such a concept? Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 01/06/2021 11:15 am I've not seen similar for Jeffs. There's an assumption that full step means full detail, whereas that's certainly not true for many nickels, esp during the 1950s. Sharp lettering is the attribute I look for to determine strike detail, the more chiseled looking the better. Report this Post to the Staff
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