Guess the Assigned Grade 1945-D Jefferson Nickel NGC

This will be the last of five guess the grades from my recent submission to NGC. Please view the photos below and vote in the attached poll. For uniformity, I will provide the same available grades for all 5 coins.

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For the record, I was not fortunate enough to get a full step coin with a star designation. As always, comments welcome.

 

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Beautiful nickel. From images, it's always hard to tell if a coin has the eye appeal for a star designation. So I will go with MS66. If the luster is blazing and the colors pop, it could be a star.

 

MS67* no FS

 

+1

I think it probably does.

 

Nice color

 

I see a couple of scoop and shovel marks, otherwise perfect.

 

I think that gash on top of his head is really on the coin (as opposed to the slab). I went 65*, but if that mark is on the slab, it could go 67.

 

Still not star-worthy in my opinion. 66. I don't even need to comment on these steps.

 

I don't know the series at all. I guessed a 65, no FS.

Based on the pictures, I see minor surface disturbances on the cheek bone, jaw and in the hair by the ear. That's why I went 65.

 

Obviously not FS.

Looks like a 66 to me, and not enough pop for a star IMO.

The line above the head into the hair (@rlm's cents called it a gash) looks like a die crack to me. I don't see anything I'd call a "gash".

 

I am nearly certain it is not a die crack. However, someone could convince me it is on the slab.

 

Very nice eye appeal the hit to the head kept me from saying 66* or 67. Very nice piece.

 

I went with a 66*. I had it at a 65 but I usually forget that the pics are more than life size and the hits that I am looking at are a lot smaller than what they appear on the pic. Nice coin love the color.

 

66 no FS

 

It is a die crack, one of have seen many times on 45-D Jeffs.

 

This coin was the easiest to grade IMO. The steps are definitely not full and surfaces are clearly MS67. I thought this coin was a no brainer MS67*, the color is outstanding.

 

I couldn't tell from the picture it was a die crack and not a scratch it definitely moves up based on that. All 5 are very nice. Are you going to give the final NGC grade on all?

 

That is a funky looking die crack, but OK. I will go with 66.

 

went 66* on this one

 

Or maybe Lehigh can convince you it is a die crack as I surmised. Lol...but I will give you that you only said "nearly certain"...