2 part GtG: 1947 Jefferson (whats the grade/issue)

To be clear- the coin is straight graded. There seems to be some sort of an anomaly around the obverse rim. Shows no sign of this on the reverse. So, whats the grade? What is this weird rim issue?? Car 54 -err- @Paddy54 where are you???

 

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Heavy that anomaly is plastic from the slab. I have a few shields and Jefferson's with the same anomaly. But PCGS during the time this was graded had some issues with plastic. Yeah the first time I looked at one of mine I was like what the heck????

Your images have improved you may want to check out if there's a short die scratch WW from lower left of the S of cents. If there it's a marker for the 1947 WDDR 003

 

I'm at ms-64 FS nice coin....

I should of waited to somewhere after Miller time you know half past a six pk.
And told you that your nickel had metal eating mites!

 

I agree that the "rim anomaly" is the slab and not the coin.

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To me it looks like it's on the coin, it's just a little laminated area on the edge of the planchet that was struck down by the lettering and for the most part obliterated by the lettering.

 

Oh, I'm in at MS65, too.

 

I was looking at the E-W lines below Monticello. The rim is also a little blobby around ES OF. So, I like this theory of some sort planchet flaw.

 

And @rlm's cents
So your saying that the rim of the coin is rubbing the plastic and that is debri?
I am also at 65

 

I CAN confirm those are die polish lines on the reverse. They are definitely raised. What i dont understand, is how could a die (unless very worn/deteriorated) cause the issue running completely around the obverse rim. Could this be a flawed planchet or lamination type issue? Also, look at the raised metal blobs above GOD and to a lesser extant at the bottoms of IN, also @ 12 oclock obverse

 

I'm thinking it was from the sealing process where plastic from a gasket or the slab its self that form those saw teeth like anomalies . I have several graded nickels with the same thing going on. And yes at first it does look like lamination but it's plastic.

 

I don't know for sure. Maybe it's confusing because it's both a deteriorated die collar (or a laminate chunk or something) and it also has the slab anomaly paddy mentioned. The area around GOD looks much different than others mentioned, imo.

 

Pat what you're seeing is the difference between the plastic that's clear and that is cloudy. The thinner plastic is clear and shows the silver metal color. As the plastic that is thicker shows up as grey. I will find a few of my nickels with the same sort of slab issues and post.

 

Here's an 1950 D FS Jefferson in the same generation PCGS slab as the OP coin. have a look

 

Look at this shield see the plastic around the rim? look at it above the The second S in states follow it around the rim.

 

It is the insert gasket. I have seen that on several mostly earlier slabs.

 

That would have ticked me off If I got that back from paying their dues. Do they re-holder them for free? I would think that this cant be good for the coin. Toning etc.

 

I venture to say that the op coin is the same generation of slabs from the tone on the coin and as to its grade. This coin is a 64 FS I be willing to bet . And a very nice 64 at that pushing the 65 mark so a 64 and 3/4 ' s almost a 65 FS nickel.
I would value this specimen in FS 64 at 25-30$

 

And I also be willing to bet that the heat process was just a tad bit to hot that made the gasket melt .

 

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