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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 3782528, member: 15309&quot;]Planchet roughness is pervasive in the Jefferson series.&nbsp; If you look at my registry set, virtually every coin has some level of remnant planchet roughness at the back of the jawline beneath the hair, and most have a touch of it on the cheek bone as well.&nbsp; And when I say pervasive, I mean it, even the war nickels that were struck from a silver alloy aren&#039;t immune.&nbsp; As you progress into the late 40&#039;s and the early 50&#039;s, it becomes ridiculous.&nbsp; My best coins with minimal planchet roughness would be my my 1941-D, 1944-D, and 1956.&nbsp; All of which are among the best struck date/mm in the entire series.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the main reason why [USER=19165]@physics-fan3.14[/USER] hates grading Jefferson Nickels and why he likes this coin; this coin has very minor planchet roughness.&nbsp; The problem is that the TPGs don&#039;t punish the grade of the coin for planchet roughness since the coin is &quot;as struck&quot; so he sees coins graded MS67 or higher with extensive planchet roughness and it sends his blood pressure through the roof.&nbsp; As for your question about price premiums for coins with minimal planchet roughness, it is my experience that they do not drive significant premiums.</p><p><br /></p><p>So while the 5th standard I provided applies to the 1950-D, there are many date/mm where I don&#039;t include that as a standard because it would eliminate the entire field of coins available.&nbsp; The 50-D is the key date regarding mintage, but it is very common in mint state, even in gem grades, and according to Nagengast, approximately 10% have full steps.&nbsp; My problem with the 50-D has always been the combination of strike, luster, and eye appeal (color).&nbsp; I have found dozens of coins with 2 of the three, I&#039;m still searching for the coin that bats 1.000.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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