nickel content Noost, I don't have my reference guide handy, but isn't the composition 75% copper and 25% nickel???
criminal It's a damned shame that somebody spent those coins. Even a crack-deranged thief could see they're clearly worth more than a nickel....
merc grade F-15. The diagonal bands are incomplete. In fact, not even all the sticks are complete, so I wouldn't give it VF.
mercury dime grading I concur. It appears to be a solid F-12 or so. Since you want to learn how to grade these... This link will tell you a...
I've never heard of it either. It sounds like either some minor variety or some defect (maybe orange-peel effect from a late die state.)
prices Well, it's kind of hard to say. First of all, it's hard to tell if you could have gotten the same coins from eBay, because you don't have...
die polish Die polish marks are not supposed to affect the technical grade of a coin. The reason for this is that the coin was minted that way,...
pcgs PCGS gave it a MS-66 FS, I give it MS-65.
coin collectors protection act I'd be behind it. Point #9 is a good one -- the size of the small dollar must be changed. The real way to make...
nickel toning I've noticed that proof 1961 nickels do tend to tone golden. Proofs in the mid-sixties tend to tone blue. I'm guessing that...
okay...i looked After I posted my guess I had to go and look. Let's just say I was a bit off.
price $3500
scales So much is dependent on the resolution with which you wish to weigh. I have to use a scale for coin and gemstone purposes, so I chose a...
Hi. I don't think we've met before. I specialize in Jefferson nickels, and I have some very nice ones, like the pictures you've posted. I've tried...
1961 proof sets I know you checked all those Franklin halves for the double-die reverse, right???
NGC grade Ngc: Ms-66* Fs
Jefferson nickel help chasindreams: I'll be honest; I'm not so much into the varieties. I collect Jeffersons extensively, both circulated and...
I think it's because of the lack of grey sheet prices, primarily. I am a Jefferson nickel specialist, and I have no problem purchasing coins not...
what the hell? What the hell? I was at Border's just yesterday, browsing through the coin section, and that book was like $30-40!!! I am so...
That 1950-D Jefferson is a weakly-struck, late die state (LDS) coin. It very well could be uncirculated, but I cannot tell from the picture. It...
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