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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 886242, member: 15309&quot;]First, welcome to the forum,&nbsp; Second, it is nice to see another collector getting into Jefferson Nickels.&nbsp; You did well on the price (sort of).</p><p><br /></p><p>Both the 1945-S (MS66) and 1950-D (MS65) are $25 coins according to Numismedia Wholesale and they routinely bring between $15-$25 at auction.&nbsp; The proof coin was like a bonus.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is the good news.&nbsp; The bad news is that you can&#039;t tell anything from those E-Bay photos the seller provided.&nbsp; Unless you are planning to build a registry set of top pop Jeffs, you are going to find that most date/mm are very common and affordable.&nbsp; This means that you should never compromise on any aspect of the grading quality when collecting these coins.&nbsp; Finding well struck, lustrous, properly graded Jefferson Nickels will make your collecting experience much more rewarding.&nbsp; My fear is that you will get these coins and like them very much until you see a better 1945-S or 1950-D.&nbsp; And I promise you that if you hand around here, you will.</p><p><br /></p><p>To illustrate my point, take a look at the three 1950-D&#039;s in my collection</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1950-DNGCMS66H1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1950-DNGCMS67H1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1950-DNGCMS67overgra.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The first one has color but is not really that attractive.&nbsp; In the end an MS66 will not make it into my registry collection.&nbsp; The second coin may have the best surfaces and strike of the three but it has a very mundane eye appeal and more than it&#039;s fair share of marks for the grade.&nbsp; The last coin has great eye appeal and luster but is technically overgraded and despite pretty decent steps, the strike is abysmal.&nbsp; At this point I have made three mistakes with 1950-D because I did not demand quality in every aspect of grading like I should have.&nbsp; As a result, my search for a 1950-D continues.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your original question was should you have waited for a better price.&nbsp; The answer is no, but you probably should have waited for a better coin.&nbsp; If you ever need any advice about the Jefferson Nickel series, I am a Jefferson Nickel junkie and would by happy to help.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, welcome to the forum.</p><p><br /></p><p>Paul[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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