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New Member
United States
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Hi, Got this from recent nickel roll from the bank. I was thinking this is somewhere between Very Good and Fine. Am I close? Let me know if a better pic is needed. Thanks in advance!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
25065 Posts |
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Moderator
United States
56855 Posts |
sherwood315,  It is always best to take photos of coins out of holders whenever possible. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Agree, larger images ouside of the holder, please. to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18654 Posts |
the coin appears to be AU so better photos are not going to help as the coin is a spender however finding a 60 yr old coin in circulation in this condtion is pretty good. Edited by panzaldi
03/23/2024 4:41 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19137 Posts |
High XF range works for me. Better photos might change that.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
9158 Posts |
 better pics needed. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36710 Posts |
Larger photo needed to see the surfaces better.
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Moderator
United States
15403 Posts |
to the CCF I can't see the surfaces in those photos so no grade estimate possible. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
73903 Posts |
I'll say AU.
Errers and Varietys.
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New Member
 United States
32 Posts |
Thank you for your feedback. Does your statement "the coin is a spender" mean it isn't worth the time and effort to staple it into a flip? Not worth saving for the future? I guess I might be saving a lot of spenders...  I wasn't planning on sending it off to be graded or anything like that but I thought it was worthy of saving for future consideration. I can pop it out of the flip and follow up with some better quality pics after I get my DSLR set up for macro photos. These were from a cell phone - hence the grainy appearance and poor lighting. To be continued... |
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United States
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A spender means not worth keeping,but keep it until you find a better one. Sending a coin in to be slabbed,the coin needs to be worth at least $100 retail after slabbing to justify all costs involved in sending it in. That photo you posted needs to be closer up. John1 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
18654 Posts |
sherwood315 the chances you will find any coin in circulation that has enough value to warrant grading is nil. if you have a question or concern about a coin, just post it here.
two reasons to slab
1. its a rare coin that needs authenticated and preserved
2. you are planning on selling the coin and the cost of acquisition plus the grading fee's would warrant it without chewing up all your profit
consider the following for having a coin professionally graded
PCGS charges a minimum of $69 for a subscription other subscription levels include grading vouchers though so you could reduce these costs. add to the subscription cost, per coin grading cost which I think for this one might be $23, shipping & ins both ways (1-4 coins is $27 if the total value is under $1000)
i don't slab coins for these reasons especially the cost involved. I don't know why this is so popular today. just making the grading companies wealthy
NGC - $40 for grading, plus $10 for their submission fee, plus $25 for Membership, plus $28 for return shipping.
ANACS grading would be $16 but there's a 5 coin minimum. Shipping would be $29-35.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If YOU like the coin, keep it.
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New Member
United States
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Are these better photos? I'm still working on taking macro shots. Instead of cell phone I'm using my Nikon D90 with macro filter lens tweaking the settings and lighting. Based on comparing to the PCGS photograde pages I'm going to guess around FV35.   |
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Valued Member
United States
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Definitely a spender after seeing the later pics. For me, I don't keep Jeffs unless they are keys or semi keys, War Nicks, or notable errors.BTW, this would be a t-VF in my eyes, but it appears to be scratched.
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Posted 03/23/2024 04:33 am
