Sorry about the long delay; evidently the shipping was delayed due to the bad weather in the northeast. I finally received the nickel today and my attempts at taking the photos didn't turn out too well (I still struggle a bit with proof coins). I'll try again tomorrow.
I will admit I referenced the NGC pics prior to the decision to purchase this coin, as I had concerns with it being overgraded based on the seller's pics alone. The seller's pics are usually quite representative, but I feel this coin looks far nicer in hand (even under magnification) than the seller's pics appear or even the NGC pics, though the latter are more representative. As you'll see, everyone's guess on the grade, except for one, was at least two numeric grades lower than what NGC put on the label.
I got this coin for just over Greysheet, but there's a pretty good spread between this grade and one grade lower. I'm going to spend some more time with it the next day or two, and if I don't feel completely comfortable with it I may return it. At the moment, though, I'm leaning towards keeping it.
As always, any thoughts/comments are appreciated, and as mentioned I'll try again to take some better pics to share tomorrow. Thanks!
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ANA and ANS.
My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set:
https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set:
https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188Edited by hokiefan_82
02/01/2022 5:41 pm
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