Guess the Grade-----1974 Jefferson Nickel PCGS

Also agreed , but if I use my grading system (so as to avoid overgrading) ,
I would determine what the coin would grade if not for the marks & then , because of the marks , drop it down to the lowest designation for that grade or the highest designation of the next lower grade. For example:

If the coin had no distracting marks it would grade MS70-FS , but because of the marks , I would grade it as MS60-FS.

 

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Better change that to WAS a great thread. Some guy decided to attack me and they poofed the whole thread.

 

Guess I won't be admitting that I am wrong after all. The poll hasn't changed for two days now. The finally tally is 22-8 that the coin is not a problem coin.

What do you think caused the marks on this Jefferson?

Most believed they were bag marks, Michael though counting machine marks, and Greg thought planchet flaws.

 

Personallt, I'd like to see Jason do his test with nickels instead of soft copper and 90% silver coins.

 

Thanks, you made my morning. I almost peed myself laughing when I read this.

 

What the heck??

Is today Resurrection Day?

 

No, but it's always good to familiarize yourself with your surroundings. In this case, I learned who is truly capable of scooping and shoveling the most manure on the subject of grading.

 

If the edge of a coin leaves behind a ding on the surface of another coin, one half of that ding, lengthwise, has the right to be straight. In the photos, we can see light and shadow fall on the two halves of almost every ding. How is it that you do not see the curves? I sure do and my experience with US nickels is a mere handful that got mixed in with our Canadian change. I agree, the smaller the ding, the harder it might be to see a curve, but, nonetheless, the curves are there.

 

Blank nickel planchets show that they are very prone to these dings...




Then, after the strike they improve dramatically, but, the possibility of many dings on a mint coin remains. Here is a half and half example...