The quintessential 2006D Jefferson.

So far it is this one, HA did well on these photos.
Is this coin worth the money paid?
https://coins.ha.com/itm/a/1231-4909.s


It's brillliant,
Most of the 06D's are toned, like this one.
Each die state tones differently and should be known to tone in some vibrant colors.
Here is one I found going thru my collection,

 

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Not while I'm the Boss. I can get 2 Gold 1 oz. for about the $4,230 paid !

 

This is where I ended my nickel collection... First off Tom looks horrible, the coin has no eye appeal to begin with. I find it hard to believe from 1866 to this point the nickel wasn't a bad looking coin.
It's a shame we don't coinage that doesn't look like it belongs on Saturday morning cartoon show.
All I can say is some one screwed the pooch paying out that kind of coin on this one.

 

I happen to like that portrayal of Jefferson. I just wish it were struck in higher relief. As far as the money goes, it's all relative. If the buyer is a multi-millionare, two grand is pocket change. If he's not, he better hope his wife doesn't find out!

 

No interest in the 2006 Jefferson nickel but out of curiosity, I checked PCGS population reports and it lists 1 2009-D MS68 with Full Steps. I suspect the buyer will not lose money on this transaction given that he has the only one at this time. The likelihood of another one grading this high wanes with the passage of time. This being said, I can think of a myriad of options I would pursue other than this nickel if I had $4,230 to spend on coins.

 

No. It has “flyspeck” spots all over the obverse. Is that what you expect for an MS-68? Not from the way I grade. That’s at least 3 points too high.

This is an example of someone paying for registry points and buying the slab instead of the coin.

 

I never did like the new Jeff Obv. Would never spend a dime on one.

 

I don't see/get the grade, here...just went through a jar I've been throwing decent pocket Jeffs and other denoms into for years...found several 2006 that seriously appear just as good and clean based on the photo, with vivid FS, brilliant luster and no toning, etc. Been a doubter of the anonymity/integrity of the TPGs/ grading process all along, and something here smacks of yet another VIP transaction of one sort or another. Don't think it's rampant, but in some cases it exists and this one seems suspect. Bet little ol' me in po-dunk Indiana could submit a hundred of these...just as good/better (again, based on the photos)...and never get that grade. Hope I'd be wrong. Cheers.

 

To me, yours is a ton more appealing than the HA example. I'd rather have more hits and that particular tone than a technically-almost-perfect surface with faint hints of... bacteria colonies? Sorry, but I look at HA's photos, and all I can think of is:

 

What's with the gash across his chin? And all those nicks in the rim both sides, doesn't look 68 to me which is supposed to be near flawless, right?

 

My wife would say, "You're going to meet your maker bye-bye."

 

I'm assuming that's all toning, with no breaks in the luster. I can't tell from single static photos, but I don't distrust PCGS that much.

 

I've got 5 original rolls of the same coin.
If a 68 can command that kind of money I think I need to go through them.

 

Conversely, if a 68 can command that kind of money, it's unlikely that 5 original rolls would contain one. Because if they did, there would be more 68's, and they would command less money.

 

True on that front.

Honestly, that is what I thought when they came out, These nickels are extremely hard to find with minimal distractions on the high points.

LOL I would be sleeping in the dog house.

I can't find either of the 09's in FS over MS66. Remember Nickels dimes and quarters were not released as BS. You could order rolls or find them in Mint sets.

Those fly specs would drive me nuts also. Some of those tones and streaks are actually unstruck planchet defects.

I really don't think that happens, I also have never tried my hand at sending any coins to be graded.

That spot on the Monticello Rev. Definitely looks active when you blow up the photos.

 

It's supposed to be near flawless, and technically it is hard to see the unstruck planchet defects, I imagine that luster is what the grader saw. Without seeing it in hand, it is much more brilliant than mine.

 

What it seems is the TPG's don't like the toning.

 

Which one? I see one or two blurry spots, but I figured those were slab-surface issues.

 

Well, if they dislike it enough to refrain from giving 68's because of it, there we are.

 

To the right of the 4th pillar on the roof line.