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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 632869, member: 15309&quot;]In my routine search for registry quality Jefferson Nickels on E-Bay, I ran across this auction.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1944-P-Silver-Jefferson-Wartime-5C-NGC-MS-67-0-finer_W0QQitemZ360114766403QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual%3Fhash%3Ditem53d8834243%26_trksid%3Dp3286.c0.m14%26_trkparms%3D65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A1205%257C293%253A1%257C294%253A50" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1944-P-Silver-Jefferson-Wartime-5C-NGC-MS-67-0-finer_W0QQitemZ360114766403QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual%3Fhash%3Ditem53d8834243%26_trksid%3Dp3286.c0.m14%26_trkparms%3D65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A1205%257C293%253A1%257C294%253A50" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1944-P-Silver-Jefferson-Wartime-5C-NGC-MS-67-0-finer_W0QQitemZ360114766403QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item53d8834243&amp;_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&amp;_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1205|293%3A1|294%3A50</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The item for sale is a 1944-P Jefferson Nickel NGC MS67.&nbsp; This coin is a top pop coin with a total population of 758/0.&nbsp; The problem is that seller has the coin listed for $600 which is the PCGS price guide price.&nbsp; The Numismedia price guide for this coin is $90.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have stated this many times before on this forum.&nbsp; PCGS and NGC use different standards when grading Jefferson Nickels and PCGS is almost an entire grade more conservative IMO.&nbsp; This explains the difference in price and populations between NGC and PCGS.&nbsp; For example, the 1944-P MS67 has the following populations and price guides:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>PCGS:-----14/0-----$600</li> <li>NGC:------744/0----$90</li> </ul><p>Obviously the PCGS coins are deserving of a higher price tag.&nbsp; This seller knows this information but lists the NGC coin at the PCGS price tag regardless.&nbsp; Does this seller really believe that the NGC coin he is selling is high end for the grade and would probably cross to MS67 at PCGS, or is he simply setting a trap for the uninformed who will think that there is no difference between the big two (PCGS &amp; NGC) and will severly over pay for the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>My question to my fellow CT members is this:&nbsp; Is this seller being optimistic or unethical?</p><p><br /></p><p>As a follow up question.&nbsp; Would you still feel the same way if the NGC Jefferson Nickel that he listed at PCGS prices had a CAC sticker?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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