Guess the Price--1950-D Jefferson Nickel NGC MS66*

We have all done guess the grade threads. I would like to introduce a new type of thread. A guess the price thread. I will post a photo of a rainbow toned coin that is currently for sale somewhere in the numismatic world and list the Numismedia Wholesale price. Then the fun begins. Please cast your vote in the attached poll for how much you think the sale price of the coin is. Feel free to give us your reasons for your price and comments about the coin.

Let's start with a 1950-D Jefferson Nickel NGC MS66*. Numismedia Wholesale is $39.




Come on guys, GUESS THE PRICE!


PS: Please don't cheat and go searching for the coin on the internet. And if you do, don't post the price in the thread, PM if you would like to discuss it before the sale price is revealed. Thanks!

 

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OK.....I know zilch about Jeffs. I chose the $200-300 option given that it is:

High Grade
Key, but again common date
Star Designated
Attractively Toned
Appeals to the Registry Fevered

 

nice looking coin, I am going to guess that it will go for more than numismedia price, I will say 40% more, 55 bucks!

 

A very pretty coin. I'm not really a toning person. I have a few toned coins that I like but would not pay extra for one. Because of the grade I'd say 45-50 dollars. I probably wouldn't bid more than $35.00 for it myself.

 

Hi Lehigh.
Very nice looking coin, I know many people think a coin in a slab by NGC or PCGS should be worth more, however I am not one of them. It is a very nice looking coin and I would bid $40.00 to $45.00 with FS.

 

50 bucks......and if you paid any more than that you got taken. Sorry, that's the booze talkin'.....

 

I find that response perplexing from someone who has an avatar that is a toned Jefferson Nickel. The plastic has nothing to do with the price other than to assure the potential buyer that the toning is "market acceptable." What I mean is the coin could be graded MS64 instead of MS66 and it would still sell for a similar price because of the toning.

Are you claiming to collect toned coins and never pay a premium for the toning? If so, can you teach me how to do that.

BTW: I don't own this coin and am not seriously considering buying it, I just ran across it in my travels and thought it would be a good conversation piece.

 

I guessed the $201-$300 range. But I wouldn't be surprised if it was a little higher.

 

My guess is $120.00. :eat:

I'm starting to think my guess is too low. When do we find out?

 

I'm guessing you cherried it for $30, even though I selected $51-$100 in the poll.

Personally, based on the pictures, I would pay up to $150 for that coin, but then again, I'm a cheapskate.

I saw a sweet PCGS 1938-S beautifully-rainbow-toned coin last week at a show. It was MS-65, and greysheet ask was something like $30. The fellow told me he paid $125, and that he wanted $150, and he relented to $125. It was surely worth it, but I didn't buy it because I didn't believe what he said he paid for it.

Anyway, sweet coin no matter what you paid for it.

 

I said 150.00- 200.00 range. You certainly don't see many 50-D's rainbow toned like a war nickel. This is maybe the first one I've seen, though I haven't specifically looked for them either. There probably are not many 50-D's that received the star designation.

I only guessed this low of a range because of the current coin market. I do believe it's probably the low range, but because of the economic climate.
If I could get it for between 100 to 150, I'd feel pretty good about it. I believe that's all you could get out of it on ebay right now. 3x numismedia would be fair, and the bare minimum for a star designation. Though, if I was in the market for it, I probably wouldn't go much more than 150.00 personally.

300 would be the very highest end price IMO, and likely would be paid by a die hard toning collector. Much more than that and I think you're leaving the rational realm of the majority of collectors, if it hadn't been left already.

Can't wait to see the outcome.

 

Well I have one in 66FS and know that that Trends for $150 without toning...but that is trends.
I'll guess $269.

 

$75

 

Well, has anyone looked at the price of toned coins lately? It seems their ask price has gone through the roof. So I'll step out there and say $601-$700 only because this is a three way combination...that being, it is a key date, the grade is high, and the tone is exceptional.

 

It looks nice, I would guess around $65.

 

I said $300-400, because I've seen lesser Jefferson's go at least that high with equal coloring.
Guy~

 

Man, oh man. There is nothing like consistency, is there. The only thing I can make out of this so far is that there are a whole bunch of us who do not know what we are talking about. I wonder which group that is.

 

I put $150-$200 but thinking about it now I would put a higher number because there is no silver content in that coin therefore toning is going to be less common.

 

Paul that's a beauty , especially for a non war year coin , I figure about 10 x non toned so $400 . So by your chart $401-$500 .
rzage

 

I voted more then $700... just because I know how crazy toning people can get for the right coin with the right toning... i'm hoping there was a bidding war