1962 D Jefferson Nickel

It has a Denver mint mark on the reverse. The coin almost looks polished.

Not a Proof. It's a Denver minted Jefferson nickel. Could be in MS condition, but we'll need better images to grade it. Do not send it in for grading. It's not worth much and you'll lose a lot of money in fees and shipping.

looks like a polished business strike.

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

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)

NGC - economy grading tier is $22, plus $10 handling fee, plus $28 for shipping (1-5 coins).

ANACS grading would be $16 but there's a 5 coin minimum. Shipping would be $29-35.

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.