Please guess the assigned grade of this NGC 1943-S Jefferson Nickel by voting in the attached poll. Thank you, as always, comments welcome!
I went with 66, no star (toning appears neutral and might even be terminal near the rims, unless that is just a shadow). From my phone screen I only see four steps, so no full steps (maybe I’ll change my mind after getting back to the main computer à la Mr Ed Wood ).
Agree with 7 8 and 10. I don't see FS on this, even though it is close. I was max at 66 because the dark crusty toning around the rim did not have eye appeal to me.
I’m at 65. Close on the FS but some bridging under two columns. I think the terminal toning kept this one from exceeding gem state. Strike, Luster, and Surface are on par with 66 but I think the eye appeal limited it to 65. I do also think it would be a green bean candidate at 65 being a higher end of the grade.
65, though I wonder if it has changed in the holder at all. Lovely coin with a lot of character either way