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. As always, comments welcome!
Obverse looks very nice but the reverse appears to have a bunch of random marks which I'll attribute as bag marks. Certainly 65 and maybe 66. The lower step appears to merge with the one above it in the middle. I'd say "no" to FS.
I'm playing devil's advocate and gave it only MS-66 despite the fact it could go as high as 67 FS. It's a very nice coin but isn't early die state, has a little retained planchet marking, and weak steps in the center. Because of this I'm guessing they'll probably give it full step but limit the grade to 66. If it doesn't get FS it will get 67 probably.
This one was disappointing to me. I was really hoping for MS67 5FS because I have about 5 more just like this one that I was going to submit. Now that this one got MS66 5FS, I don't know if it is worth it to send in the other coins. I think the luster held it back. I don't deal with modern Jeffersons much either, so perhaps they are more conservative on surface marks for the newer coins.
Fairly new member here, do lots of reading, thank you, everyone. I have been searching for info as to how to PM someone, in this case the OP. Thanks, in advance. Steve
Thanks, green18. I was afraid that option would result in a public post. At my age and technological expertise there is a fear of hitting the wrong button .
I told you, the die is past it, it's too worked over. Technically, with the only criteria in MS being luster and contacts--i.e., as opposed to wear--I think that's every bit MS67 5FS. This is market grading. There's no "rule" MS67 has to have knock-your-socks-off luster. You want to question that, look at MS67s, every series, all across the board. This coin has enough for MS67. What hurts it is, the die is past it, deteriorating. See it most prominently on the reverse, showing as "wrinkles." That's why, for the money--i.e., which, of course, is all this market grading business is about, let's get our heads out of the sand--this is MS66 5FS.
