Please guess the grade of the 1942-D 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, 5FS or Not FS, and + grade. Please don't forget to vote in the poll about how you think NGC graded the coin, and as always, comments welcome.
I'm at a solid MS66 for this one. I call it a 5-4-5-5 so I think it JUST misses the 5FS designation. That said, with the superb eye appeal and being so close...they might give it to it. But, I'm gonna say MS66.
I want it to be a MS66 not FS. It could be details if that spot on the Obverse is corrosion. What is it?
I went a bump above normal, and voted MS67. The steps look a lot better on the full size photos than they do in the blown up photos. If NGC gives that one a FS, then I need to send a few 62D's in to NGC.
Ok, nobody got this one, because the assigned grade is insane. The only thing I can think of is that the grader disliked the spot to the right of "IN" on the obverse so much that he made it a grade limiter to prevent a gem grade. If graded holistically, like most of you probably did, an MS66 grade is quite appropriate. Now we can disagree about the steps, but they are much more clearly full steps in an in hand inspection. Curiously, I didn't submit this coin, I got it in a trade, but I will be sending it back for regrade.
It is a carbon spot, but it isn't in a focal area, and based on NGC past practice, there is no way it should be a grade limiting flaw. Here is an Appalachian which was graded in 2000 with a similar (and more severe) carbon spot that graded MS67.
I don't understand the 64 grade, that's ridiculous for the amount of luster on the coin, unless they thought that the spot was active going to get worse.
That grade is insane. Late to the party, but I would have gone 66 5FS I could have seen a discussion on whether or not it was FS, but 64? Much closer to 67, than 64. I like the toning a lot, and consider it a premium coin.
