Please guess the grade of the 1968-S Jefferson Nickel shown below. I have attached a poll for you to cast your vote and you may select up to 3 different things: the numerical grade, Full Steps, & + grade. As always, comments welcome!
Definitely not FS. Went with 65, not because of the planchet roughness on the cheek but marks on the jacket, collar and Monticello.
I'm at MS66+. I don't think it's quite clean enough for 67 but it looks like have great luster and eye appeal so I think it got the + designation. No FS.
PCGS might go a grade lower, but I'm at NGC MS66, no Full Steps. Nice coin!! Obverse especially. Later die state, but a nice strike.
Is it the lighting that makes it seem there is doubling in the E of WE And the E of E pluri...what about FIVE CENTS....what is that black line through and under E in STATES...what's in the mint mark..MS63
I was between 65 and 66 but gave it the bump to 66 since I'm often one point lower on these nickels....and not full steps
That coins looks circulated to me. But clearly I don’t know what I’m talking about. I CRH nickels all the time and need to pick my 10 best and send them to ANACS while grading is cheap just to educate myself.
There is nothing that appears circulated to me, as an experienced Jefferson collector. What do you see that would lead you to believe that it is circulated? What I see is very clean surfaces, and a high grade gem coin. My debate was 66 vs 67. Please explain what you see as circulation wear on that coin.