Everyone here knows my passion for Jefferson War Nickels and that I am enthralled by the competition provided by the NGC registry. However, I still love my Jefferson Nickels that are not really registry coin candidates. To honor those coins, I have created a collection I call THE ANTI-REGISTRY SET. The only rule for inclusion in this set is that the coin must be graded below MS67. It is my hope that I can prove that grade is simply not as important as eye appeal. A collection of blast white MS67 war nickels is easy to assemble. But how would that collection compare to a collection comprised of fascinatingly toned gems that fell short of the lofty MS67 grade. Here is the set in progress along with a larger photo of each coin. Enjoy! I would love to see some other ANTI-REGISTRY coins. Remember, eye appeal is the key.
1945 D...The toning is delicious! I'd be proud of your ANTI REGISTRY SET, that is for sure! Very, very nice...
Nice group of coins. I've got one complete set of War Nickels for which the criterium was simply Full Steps. As such the grades range from MS-64 to MS-66. I do have the 1943/2-P but it is NOT Full Steps. I'm currently working on another set. The only criterium for this set is MS-67. Many (Most?) people here know that rainbow toned coins don't particularly interest me. Frankly I prefer blast white (or for copper Red or Red-Brown). But I do find yellow-brown toned War Nickels appealing, sort of like your '45-S. Probably the closest I come to a coin toned like your set is my '44-S.
What can I say? All of these Anti-Registry coins are worthy of anyones' collection. I don't much care for the registry aspect of collecting coins. But a beautiful coin speaks for itself. Bruce
My guess is that in addition to the enjoyment of collecting these wonderful coins you will also realize a substantial profit (if I may be so crass as to bring up such matters). Nicely toned Jeffersons are by no means common.
Uh, I don't really know. I have never tried to sell any of my really nice toned Jeffersons. I doubt it though, I usually pay top dollar.
I really like that 43-P However, I have to say, the two coins that have stars... it doesn't look like they deserve it.
As I have no idea as to what a registery coin actualy is all I can say is long live the Anti LOL great looking coins
De Orc: A "registry" is a list maintained by a third-party grader (TPG), such as NGC or PCGS. People who collect a particular series can opt to have their coins certified by one of these companies, or can collect coins already certified, and then create their own registry set. Basically, one just lists the coins they have, along with the grades. Points are assigned based on the rarity of each coin in the particular grade, and therefore a single score can be assigned to any given collection. As you can imagine, this gets quite competitive, and people will try to out-do each other's sets. A "registry coin" is typically a higher-grade coin that would be a good inclusion in a registry set. Hope that helps.
Beautiful coins that would register high in anyone's collection. I liked what you said about the eye appeal aspect. I forgot to add I'm not usually a big fan of the toning on coins. But your toned coins always appear as very beautiful, lots of eye appeal.
