About FS TPG Nickels

I like them too and I’d buy any eye-appealing ANACS old white holder 5.5FS or 6FS Jefferson if the price is right. But I am a color guy and would prefer a nicely toned Nickel over a white coin with a better strike.

Usually you can’t tell from online pictures how many steps are clearly visible and full, but ANACS/NGC at least specify the number of steps. This is certainly an advantage when buying online.

 

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Have you found those older ANACS holders to be accurate in regards to the steps? Meow has read somewhere that the older ANACS holders where also more accurately graded. Do find that that to be generally so also?

 

No doubt The Denver issues are more scarce than the Philly
62D 1-2000
63D 1-3000
64D 1-2000
Although these are estimates it's hard to find a true gem in these years.

 

A 47S with the same grade and 5FS, or FS if you go with PCGS, would gain you some money in your pocket. I have found the older, small ANACS typically crossover the same, if not better, than the newer style holders. Caution though, old style ANACS holders labeled with a FS designation better have clean steps if you are crossing over. Look for nicks with a loop to make sure. And IMO, NGC grades the Jefferson's harder than PCGS. In my experience I've seen more nicks on a MS67 PCGS Jeff, than what you would typically see on a 65/66 NGC, thus why I choose NCG over PCGS for Jefferson Nickels.

 

Yes. I consider old white ANACS and ANA holders to be almost as good as PCGS or NGC.

 

The 1947-S MS65 FS PCGS pop is about 200 coins with about 90 graded better, mostly in 66. Not a bad grab.

 

Meow got it for $11.

 

No, FS for PCGS means 5 steps.

NGC differentiates and labels 5FS or 6FS.

However, all of the TPGs are variable on these designations. I highly encourage anyone interested in buying FS nickels to closely examine the coins for themselves, and only buy examples which meet your own personal criteria. Do not rely on the TPGs, because they don't always get it right.

 

That’s a PCGS MS65FS...



...that’s why I’d only consider buying a Jefferson Nickel certified by either NGC or ANACS.

 

Ya guys want Meow to dig up the one Meow has and take a pic to show ya's?

 

Very true years ago when I would be sending in nickels I got better grades from pcgs and truer grades from NGC.

 

There is a lot of mis directed lighting in that photo, It looks as if the 6th step is broken. I have a hard time getting step details and minimal glare when photo'ing. I would leave it to an in hand inspection before saying they aren't complete. And have found questionable FS nickels in all slabs.

 

The mark above the N clearly shows that it’s not an FS coin...

 

I didn't catch that in the photo, I'd also like to say the photo is a little lack luster. It's easy to make something look worse than it is with incorrect lighting.