Please guess the grade of the 1943-P Jefferson Nickel shown below. I have attached a poll for you to cast your vote and you may select up to 3 different things: the numerical grade, FS or NOT FS, and + grade or star designation. Please don't forget to vote in the poll, and as always, comments welcome.
Just some minor dings. They look way worse than they actually are. Probably happened while the coin was in a roll.
67 5FS ....luster and minimal marks is enough to get it to 67 (and it's nicer than the last one, which was a 66....of course that does not mean it was graded higher but that's my thinking at least)
REVEAL: 1943-P Jefferson Nickel NGC MS65 Well, only @SensibleSal66 came close to getting this one. I would love to know why NGC didn't give this full steps.
I thought the coin was an MS67FS but the rims would prevent 67 and they would net grade it to MS66+FS. MS65 is beyond the pale.
Seems that the introduction of CACG everyone is trying to tighten the standards. I have notice a few coins lately, from even ANACS, they have tightened their standards. Quite a few dealers B&M are using them in the D Metro.
The curious part of that theory, as it relates to Jefferson Nickels, is that CACG is only going to give full steps to coins that have 6 full steps, the same policy that JA employed when he started NGC. Given that policy, CACG presents no threat to either NGC or PCGS in the Jefferson Nickel market. I think it is more likely that CACG stole graders from both PCGS and NGC, and their staffing shortages caused a restructuring of their respective grading teams, leading to inexperienced graders handling what used to be handled by more experienced graders.
Thats plausible, at the same time it seems that CACG is making a correction in the market. I don't doubt that he snagged some graders looking for better pay and aligned with him. I think that a stricter market gets those loyal to him to let go of their hard earned money. Grades are tightening.
