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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 4799108, member: 15309"]Nobody is telling you not to enjoy the coin, but you seem rather new to this so we are trying to help you avoid the pitfalls that ensnare newer collectors. The 1960 Jefferson Nickel is tough to find in gem grade but even when you do, it still isn't worth very much. Here are the greysheet prices for MS64-MS66</p><p><br /></p><p>MS64: $4</p><p>MS65: $10</p><p>MS66: $35</p><p><br /></p><p>In order to submit a 1960 Jefferson, essentially, you need to think it is a lock MS66. The grading fees and S&H costs are going to be $25-$30 and that doesn't account for the initial price of the coin. If you are looking for a variety (doubling), you need to specify the variety you think your coin is and then pay an additional $15-$18 to the TPG for attribution. You are claiming that your coin has doubling, so what variety is it? To my knowledge there are no accepted varieties from either PCGS or NGC for the 1960 Jefferson Nickel. Furthermore, what doubling there is could easily be mechanical doubling or die deterioration doubling that have no premium attached.</p><p><br /></p><p>I pulled this 1960 Jefferson Nickel shown below from an album this morning. The coin looks like a solid gem, but in order for me to submit it and not lose money, I would need it to grade MS66, and even then, I would probably just break even.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/QgGOJFZ.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My advice to you is that if you are looking for a score in the variety game, don't just look through coins searching for doubling. Instead, find the lucrative varieties that are easy to see, then try to obtain rolls from that date and search specifically for that particular variety.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 4799108, member: 15309"]Nobody is telling you not to enjoy the coin, but you seem rather new to this so we are trying to help you avoid the pitfalls that ensnare newer collectors. The 1960 Jefferson Nickel is tough to find in gem grade but even when you do, it still isn't worth very much. Here are the greysheet prices for MS64-MS66 MS64: $4 MS65: $10 MS66: $35 In order to submit a 1960 Jefferson, essentially, you need to think it is a lock MS66. The grading fees and S&H costs are going to be $25-$30 and that doesn't account for the initial price of the coin. If you are looking for a variety (doubling), you need to specify the variety you think your coin is and then pay an additional $15-$18 to the TPG for attribution. You are claiming that your coin has doubling, so what variety is it? To my knowledge there are no accepted varieties from either PCGS or NGC for the 1960 Jefferson Nickel. Furthermore, what doubling there is could easily be mechanical doubling or die deterioration doubling that have no premium attached. I pulled this 1960 Jefferson Nickel shown below from an album this morning. The coin looks like a solid gem, but in order for me to submit it and not lose money, I would need it to grade MS66, and even then, I would probably just break even. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/QgGOJFZ.jpg[/IMG] My advice to you is that if you are looking for a score in the variety game, don't just look through coins searching for doubling. Instead, find the lucrative varieties that are easy to see, then try to obtain rolls from that date and search specifically for that particular variety.[/QUOTE]
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