1939D Jefferson grading???

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by ratpack7, Jan 10, 2011.

  1. ratpack7

    ratpack7 New Member

    I took some better pictures because when I put it on the scanner it made it look like there was a dark area on the stairs. Should I send this in for grading???
    PICT0199.JPG Copy of PICT0205.jpg Copy of PICT0207.jpg PICT0201.jpg 39steps.jpg
    All pics are the same coin just some don't show the slight toning.
     
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  3. Duke Kavanaugh

    Duke Kavanaugh The Big Coin Hunter

    I'd say 65 and not FS.
    So sending it in is your call though.
     
  4. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    I will go along with that, but I would like to see photos with better lighting and not at an angle before I commit to a grade assessment.
     
  5. ratpack7

    ratpack7 New Member

    Yeah I need to get a set up for better lighting that's the best I could get right now. I was just wondering if it would be worth spending the money to get it graded.
     
  6. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    Here is a 1939-D Rev of 38 NGC MS67 for comparison purposes.

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    It is just too hard to see the surfaces of your coin from those photos. Let us know how it looks compared to the coin above.
     
  7. ratpack7

    ratpack7 New Member

    I'll be honest. I'm having a hard time telling because of the toning on the pic you posted. it is close but apparently not a MS67.
    Here are some pics with a different camera.
    39D.jpg
    That is as straight on as I can get the light and the camera.
     
  8. ratpack7

    ratpack7 New Member

    I was just looking at some photo grading and it looks like mine falls some where between MS64 and MS65.
     
  9. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    Based on your newest photos, I think it has a good shot at MS65, especially from NGC.
     
  10. texmech

    texmech Wanna be coin collector

  11. rzage

    rzage What Goes Around Comes Around .

    I'd say MS-64 to 65 , on a good day , strike looks a tad week for a 65 . JMO
    rzage
     
  12. ratpack7

    ratpack7 New Member

    thanks everyone. I'm still stunned that I found this in my cash draw at work and paid 5 cents for it. :D now to decide if I'm going to spend the $30 to have it slabbed.
     
  13. mikenoodle

    mikenoodle The Village Idiot Supporter

    I think it's a 65 definitely not FS.

    rzage I have to ask: where the strike is weak in your opinion? Look at his coin and look at the strike of the NGC 67 that Paul posted. I see the same basic strike. Maybe it's just me.
     
  14. jallengomez

    jallengomez Cessna 152 Jockey

  15. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    It's not just you, everybody else sees it too. But that doesn't mean it isn't weak. Nickels are notorious for having a weak strike, particularly on the reverse where it is easiest to see. Even Paul's coin, although it has a better strike than most, it is still weakly struck as can be seen by the less than full detail on Monticello.

    This is what makes nickels (those with Monticello anyway) something of an anomaly among coins for rarely will you ever find a fully struck example, in any grade. But they can be found if you do enough searching and are patient enough. And being fully struck makes them eminently collectible in any grade. And they will have 100 times the rarity of any top pop.
     
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