1953 nickel near mint found in circulation

Coins are graded more on the obverse. The reverse can only bring down the grade, not raise it. Since the reverse is worse it brings it down.
Personally I believe both sides should be graded with equal weight and divided.
But that's not what I have read, unless I have been misinformed.
Take the park quarters, the reverse is the important side.

 

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I see two evenly worn sides, the photos are a bit over exposed to get the details.
But this coin never started with a fully struck Monticello. The steps and pillars were never there to begin with.
I usually associate XF with a coin that looks dull and a lot less lustrous. I could easily be proved wrong with better pics.

 

How do I take better pictures

 

Photographing jewelry is very difficult.
Coins are easier. But you have to experiment with light sources,
different cameras etc. This nickel doesn't really need any more attention.

 

I like it too. A thing of beauty is a joy forever, no matter the grade.

 

Ok will do

 

Like Michael said, different light sources. Practice makes perfect in most cases. You could try two light sources one at 2 and 1 at 10 o'clock. raise them as far above the coin as you can to reduce the flash. Either way it is a very nice coin for a circulation find.

 

Looks wizzed to me. JMO

 

Ok what is whizzed

 

Looking pretty good for a 65 year old

 

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-is-a-whizzed-coin.196059/

 

https://www.pcgs.com/photograde/#/Jefferson/Grades

 

I would have to respectfully disagree. Although the photos are less than ideal, I simply see no evidence of the suggested.

 

Xf

 

Am I now supposed to stay out of this thread just curious

 

Why, all he did was give it a grade. Take some time and review the PCGS grade guide i posted earlier. My personal opinion is that the coin is AU 50 to AU53 good luck...

 

No no I wasn't saying that I was told earlier I didn't need to do anything else about this coin I was just asking because I didn't know

 

Yeah, then move on to your next coin. Seems to me you are pretty active... Good Luck...

 

Slight 'rub a dubbs' on the high points. IMHO.

 

I just meant this coin is very common. The condition is OK I don't see it as AU
but you can't always tell from photos, it helps to examine the coin in hand,
and that it doesn't need hundreds of posts and dozens of pages.