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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1374232, member: 15309&quot;]I am not sure what some of you are looking at but this 1950-D Jefferson is a solid MS65 5FS by PCGS standards and has an outside chance at MS66 5FS by NGC standards.&nbsp; That is assuming that the steps are indeed full and that there is not a small bridge being hidden by the small photos.&nbsp; Either way, there is nothing wrong with submitting this coin for grading.&nbsp; Lets put it this way!&nbsp; If I had seen this auction, you probably would have paid more than $16.&nbsp; I don&#039;t need one for my album collection as I picked up this little toner for $40 back in 2010.&nbsp; There is a bridge between the 4th &amp; 5th steps under the second pillar preventing a full step designation.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels%20Raw/JeffersonNickel1950-DANACSMS65.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for the key date debate, lowest mintage should not be the qualification for key date status.&nbsp; The qualifier should be the number of coins extant.&nbsp; Outside of the war nickels, the 1950-D has the highest graded population in premium gem.&nbsp; Here are just the NGC populations:</p><p><br /></p><p>1950-D MS66:&nbsp; 1242/21</p><p>1950-D MS66 5FS:&nbsp; 184/14</p><p>1950-D MS66 6FS:&nbsp; 35/0</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1950-D does not become difficult to find until you reach the MS67 FS level where there are less than 20 graded by both TPG&#039;s.&nbsp; Now some will argue that the 1950-D submissions are inflated because of the key date status that was anointed by the low mintage.&nbsp; And to some extent, the argument is valid.&nbsp; The reputation certainly drove extra submissions, but it is impossible to deny that 1950-D is common in MS66 and is not the key date to the series.&nbsp; However, the same argument can be made about the 1939-D which also had a low mintage.&nbsp; Here are the NGC populations:</p><p><br /></p><p>1939-D Rev 38 MS66:&nbsp; 107/41</p><p>1939-D Rev 38 MS66 5FS:&nbsp; 1/1</p><p>1939-D Rev 40 MS66:&nbsp; 122/46</p><p>1939-D Rev 40 MS66 5FS:&nbsp; 4/0</p><p><br /></p><p>From these populations it is clear that the 1939-D is actually rare in full steps and much more scarce than the 1950-D.&nbsp; However, when compared to the premium gem populations of most of the date/mm of the Jefferson Nickel series, the 1939-D is not scarce at all and I don&#039;t consider it the key date to the series either.&nbsp; The real key date to the Jefferson Nickel series is the 1939-S Rev 40.&nbsp; Don&#039;t believe me?&nbsp; Try to find one in premium gem.&nbsp; Here are the NGC populations:</p><p><br /></p><p>1939-S Rev 40 MS66:&nbsp; 8/3</p><p>1939-S Rev 40 MS66 5FS 1/0</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I think Rodeoclown got a fantastic deal on his new Jefferson Nickel and offer him congratulations.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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