Please guess the grade of the 1938 Jefferson Nickel shown below by voting in the attached poll. Please make your grade determination and cast your vote before scrolling down to read the responses to the thread. As always, comments welcome!
64+ . Dang. I hate to go first, even if I didn't scroll down...and then realized no one else had voted nor posted. Too many hits for 65 but a very nice coin so I just slipped my guess under 65. Steve
65. I know stars have eluded you although you have a taste for exceptional eye appeal. This one seems to have kind of a muted luster due to the toning but is relatively clean. I think they bumped it to 65 for the color and it prolly falls short of their standard for a star.
All your nickels are great! I think you need to post closer more detailed pictures. I click on your pictures but they only enlarge slightly. Your coins are so good we need to see closer more minute details.
I keep the photos at 1000 x 500 px purposefully. Although it makes evaluating full steps harder, larger images would make minuscule marks seem huge and cause people to undergrade the coins.
I voted MS 66 ...there are some scattered hits but it looks clean overall. It’s an attractive coin, but it doesn’t have enough to get the star in my opinion (and based on seeing how few Nickels have received stars, I would guess it would take something more colorful).
It does seem so at times. Other times, I’m puzzled what they saw to give a star. I would add that I’d personally like to see the overall threshold for a star to be more strict (for example, no small crescents on Morgans).
I agree that small crescents on Morgans don't deserve stars but I think that coins with light pastel rainbow toning and outstanding luster should be rewarded, and they never are.
I’m not a huge proponent of light pastels getting the star either, but they are more deserving than some that make it.
Technically, this is no gem. At least, in my eyes. Nonetheless, I can't, no-way, no-wise, no-how, see this handsome boy at under MS65 money. I'll say it got MS66.
So you think it is an MS64 but graded MS66? Are you saying they gave it a toning bump? or two? I have a bunch of other guess the grade threads active right now, feel free to participate and don't forget to vote. Thanks.
I gave it 64*, very nice looking but too many hits and weakly struck. I have a '38D that looks a lot like this one, albeit with a bit darker colors.
I was expecting (hoping) for MS65* for this coin, their grade is just confounding. Maybe @Ana Silverbell can explain the grade.