1940-D Jefferson Nickel To Grade My Picture Taking

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micoin Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 03/15/2025 4:57 pm Hi folks this is my first grading submission and my complements on your providing a useful service grading serving in place of the money hungry rip off slabbers that preform a vital/ necessary service for an excessive big time overcharge we should be able to get 1 or 2 graded coins without the $10 service charge and shipped budget USPO not big $ fed ex. anyway Did the photos come out ok? is there anything I can do to improve them? I'm guessing this is an AU not MS what's your opinion? Is it FS? Thanx javascript:insertsmilie('') Report this Post to the Staff

captainkurt Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 03/15/2025 5:12 pm The photos are a little harsh with the lighting to see detailed surfaces. Looks like it has some circulation wear so your assumption of AU sounds about right. FS is only given to MS coins I think. But you also have a few contact marks breaking up the stairs so for me, I would not call it FS. Some would ask for clear close ups of the stairs to be sure. Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5256 Posts	Posted 03/15/2025 5:14 pm to CCF! You photos aren't bad, perhaps a little washed out in some spots. From what I can see, I'd say AU-58. Full steps only applies to MS coins, but yours is pretty close. This might be a good candidate for a long acetone soak to see if those obverse spots dissolve off--it looks like something splattered on there in the past. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 57559 Posts	Posted 03/15/2025 5:18 pm To CCF! Looks like an AU coin. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
micoin Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 03/15/2025 5:44 pm THANKS I used one of the circle lights I found out about on your site on the third high beam so I'll try a lower next time and the acetone was helpful if I was looking to save it. I want to send some more for your info. with better lighting should I start a new window? Report this Post to the Staff
halfamind Pillar of the Community United States 1358 Posts	Posted 03/15/2025 8:38 pm Yes, go ahead and start a new thread for each coin to be graded. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Bedrock of the Community United States 13483 Posts	Posted 03/16/2025 06:50 am These photos are large enough to see the coin, but a bit harsh with the light to wash out some of the detail. I grade mid-AU and not FS. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Too many hobbies .... too much work .... not enough time. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 17491 Posts	Posted 03/16/2025 10:54 am i'll go with UNC details (damagad). based on your comment I'm assuming this was sent in for grading. if so, my question would be why spend any money getting this coin graded? And to add to that pretty much any Jefferson nickel unless its FS or MS67. just curious. i would recommend posting your coins here first just to ensure the costs are worth grading. if this coin grading straight, which I doubt, it would be about a $1-2 coin at best if its MS. the eye appeal would kill any collector value i'd be interested in seeing what it grades. your photos are good enough to grade the coin but not to assess the steps. from what I see there are too many marks across them to pull the designation Report this Post to the Staff
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