Guess the Grade: 1961 Jefferson Nickel PCGS

Guess the assigned grade of this 1961 Jefferson Nickel graded by PCGS and cast your vote in the attached poll. If you don't agree with any of the numerical choices in the poll, please vote for other but explain your reason in a response to the thread.




Thanks and have fun! I will not post the result for at least 24 hours.

Paul

 

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65+

 

The coin has nice luster but it isn't great. The strike looks average. It appears to have clean fields with only a few minor nicks--jaw, collar, and steps. I say PCGS gave this a 65+. If it were in an NGC slab I would think it'd be a 66.

 

'64, but I'm harsh..........

 

Nah, harsh will be the first guy who votes for "other" and responds by saying the coin is AU.

 

Geeze, I must be easy then -- I don't see anything keeping it from MS66. I don't particularly care for the "gash" across the steps under the left pillar -- and while PCGS tends to be a little harder on Jeff Nickels than NGC, I have also noticed that PCGS "market grades" attractively toned coins upward by up to 1 point. I like the eye appeal of this coin.

On an aside (tangent), I recently saw a PCGS MS67FH graded SLQ that had "pretty tarnish" but plenty of bag marks and a gash on the leg that would have kept a blast white coin of the same date in an MS65+ holder at best. When I pointed these out on the PCGS boards, I was chastised for such a silly comment, as in their words "with toning like that, the numeric grade doesn't really matter". I beg to differ, but whatever.

 

UNC

 

LMAO

 

I've heard PCGS, due to the competition from newly formed appraisal services, is no longer grading above AU58. Everything MS60 - MS70 will now be holdered as UNC.

 

Sorry to hijack your thread, it appears to be a very nice 65.

 

I voted the same - love the toning.

 

I'm thinking MS63, due to the contact marks, which I wouldn't consider minor, due to placement. Then, add a full point (not just a +) for the eye appeal due to the toning (even though it looks similar to water damage toning on Franklins...):

Net MS64.

Also, take my opinion VERY lightly... since I spend similar coins when I get them.

 

Nice one Paul , I'll go 65+ .

 

No worries, that was hilarious. I only wish I was clever enough to have included UNC in the poll.

 

Where is Doug?

 

Come on Doug, you know your first instinct was to say ungradeable due to damage, lol.



Have no worries, it now resides where it belongs, in an album.

 

I was wondering what was going on with those spots/marks on the reverse.

 

The counting machine damage is on the obverse below the coat collar.