GTG 1939 Rev of 40 Jefferson Nickel

Please guess the grade of the 1939 Rev of 40 Jefferson Nickel shown below by voting in the attached poll. Please make your grade determination and cast your vote before scrolling down to read the responses to the thread.




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I hate going first! 66AFS

 

I also went 66. I doubt they graded it FS because there's at least 1 break.
But you can never predict what they do.

 

small hits on the rim both obverse and reverse in a couple spots brings this down to 65- nice orange peel

 

65 and yes the orange peel effect

 

MS-67

 

I'm at a 64 but then I tend to under grade.

 

I went with 66 as it’s fairly clean throughout and appealing overall
...the steps don’t appear to be there even for 5fs

 

I graded it what I would grade it if I was selling it - MS64.

 

66+ No Full Steps

 

66, I love 30’s Jefferson nickels. Probably the scarcest coin I’ve found in circulation was a 1939-S 5C in 2018.

 

I said 64 but i’m a moron.

 

I voted 65, but on looking at it again I could see it going 66. There are enough significant marks on this coin (that you can't explain away with planchet roughness!) to limit the grade. The luster appears to be quite strong.

As for the steps, there are enough marks on the steps that I'm going to say no-FS, despite an otherwise apparently strong strike.

 

My new numismatic term. Almost Full Step

 

I think the reverse limits it to MS65.

 

65

 

65fs

 

66

 

66, no FS, but higher grade possible due to variety, IMO, Jim

 

65FS Fun coin.