1954-S Jefferson Nickel FS-801.

Nice One Brand!

Good eye, congrats!

Thanks, guys. =) It was a fun digital hunt.

My pics really don't do it justice. The seller is obviously using some kind of pro-grade equipment:



I wish my images were half that nice. On his pictures, you can even see the die scratch marker that runs along the top of the coin, above Jefferson's head. The luster, color, and toning of the nickel are also much more lifelike.

It was listed as an ordinary 1954-S Jefferson nickel, although the seller did call out the PIDT. I just chewed through all 600 listings for 1954-S on ebay, examining all the reverses, until I found that one.

For whatever reason, the San Francisco mint really ran their dies into the ground in 1954. That was also the year for the S/D over-mintmark. Might be an interesting bit of history there. Most of the coins shown on PCGS are very late die state, with all sorts of orange peel and surface warping.

Very nice!