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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 3879873, member: 15309&quot;]Let&#039;s call this case study, the Procrastinator&#039;s Special.&nbsp; I purchased the following 1939-D Rev of 38 Jefferson Nickel from GSC on 6/27/2017 for MS65 retail price.&nbsp; Of course GSC&#039;s grade was GEM BU+++.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/KtP2z2y.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/wjv0cxk.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As usual, their photos of the coin were amazing and gave me the impression that I had a very good chance at a premium gem grade.&nbsp; Then the coin arrived.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/2Ux1gBs.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My initial concern was that the coin was actually an AU58 slider and as much as I wanted to prove to Kurt that GSC uses deceptive photos, I really couldn&#039;t justify throwing good money after bad.&nbsp; Anyone interested in reading my thoughts about the coin in real time, feel free to read the thread linked below.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/grade-my-1939-d-reverse-of-38-jefferson-nickel.307383/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/grade-my-1939-d-reverse-of-38-jefferson-nickel.307383/">Grade my 1939-D Reverse of 38 Jefferson Nickel</a></p><p><br /></p><p>So after nearly 2.5 years, I finally decided to have the coin graded.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/l8kcJs5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So the coin didn&#039;t live up to the advertised grade of GSC as it came back lower than the gem grade, but it also showed that you can cherrypick GSC&#039;s inventory, even if you do it accidentally like I did.&nbsp; The inclusion of the 5 full step designation will allow me to recoup my investment in this coin and perhaps make a small profit.&nbsp; That said, I still think their photos are enhanced and that the actual appearance of the coin bears very little resemblance to their advertised photos.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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