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Hello I found this Nickel in searching bank rolls of nickels. My question is would this coin qualify as FS..if so would it be worth sending in for grading? Thank You in advance to all who reply's.   |
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@hag, we are going to need a much better pic of the steps to help you answer this question. Please add that to this thread. Thx.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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New Member
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New Member
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New Member
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Sorry that photo probably doesn't help either. I will take better and post as soon as I get back to the house..
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United States
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It's a nice looking CRH find. In order to evaluate FS or not we are going to need a much larger and sharper photo.
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I think the major ding on the left and the many dings along the bottom disqualify it as a FS. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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any marks crossing steps will eliminate it from full-step
even if it had full steps it would have to be MS67 in order to slab it due to costs. an MS66 might be $50 or so and the cost to first time slab w/PCGS would be over $100 with insurance & shipping both ways plus a subscription ($70) plus the cost of grading. the chance of finding a coin in circulation that is worth grading is pretty much nil.
there are two reasons to slab a coin
1. its a rare coin and you need to authenticate it
2. the value of the coin is over $150 and you are going to sell it
fill a hole in an album or spend it
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Pillar of the Community
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doesn't look FS to me, but larger view needed
note that many collectors don't worry about hits on the steps because FS is a measure of strike quality, something that does not change due to post-strike marks on the steps
said another way, I more highly value a nicely struck nickel with a hit on the steps than one with a poor strike and a hit elsewhere
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pics are inconclusive.  to the CCF! |
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note that many collectors don't worry about hits on the steps because FS is a measure of strike quality, something that does not change due to post-strike marks on the steps So, let's say that the OPs' coin was a FS and it was sent to PCGS it would come back with a FS designation even with that big ding on the lower left of the steps? John1 |
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Pillar of the Community
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probably not, because for one such hit PCGS inexplicably subtracts not only from the grade but also from the strike quality, while the other TPGs handle it more logically
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@hag, your close-up pic of the stairs was, fine but I've blown it up a bit and rotated it to make it a bit easier for us to see. I agree that the couple circulation dings are going to be problematic.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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