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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Coinman1981, post: 775460, member: 20610&quot;]&quot;Uncirculated&quot; is the adjective grade of a coin that has never seen wear in circulation. Now, I&#039;ll tell you that there are many cases where a coin may look uncirculated at first glance only to find that there is a tiny bit of wear on the very highest point of the coins (like Jefferson&#039;s cheek on the nickel, for example). But being able to tell this take a magnifying glass (5X or higher power), a keen eye, and knowledge of what Jefferson&#039;s cheek looks like when it&#039;s seen no wear. </p><p><br /></p><p>Again, if you have no real knowledge of grading coins, I don&#039;t want to put you in a spot where you think you have uncirculated coins only to learn that the expert coin collector who buys your coins finds out that some -- or all --are circulated. I&#039;m not trying to suggest you can&#039;t figure out if your own coins are uncirculated or not, but it takes a really good understanding of knowing ALL about coin grading to confidently grade a coin as uncirculated. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for pricing, if your 1939 or 1950 have a &quot;D&quot; for a mintmark, your set is already worth AT LEAST $25 to $30 on the retail market. If they don&#039;t have &quot;D&quot; mintmarks, the price is lower. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think if I were selling that set, and they were all circulated coins (and the 1939 and 1950 did NOT have the &quot;D&quot; mintmark), I&#039;d feel good at starting the bids at around 10 cents each for the nickels from 1938-1964. </p><p><br /></p><p>$1 for the wartime nickels from 1942-1945 (these have a large &quot;P&quot; &quot;D&quot; or &quot;S&quot; over the dome of Monticello....check and see if the 1942 has that large mintmark. If not, it&#039;s not silver; the mint made both regular and silver nickels that year). </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d probably charge a 2-cent premium for the circulated nickels after 1964... they really aren&#039;t worth more than face individually, but I&#039;d justify the fact that they help complete the collection as a reason for charging a slight amount over face. </p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe a couple dollars for the holder....</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I think a minimal price I&#039;d charge is about $12. Maybe shoot for $15 if you think it will garner enough bids. HOWEVER -- check the 1939 and 1950 nickels. Again, if you see a small &quot;D&quot; to our right of Monticello, aim for a realized bid of at least $25-30.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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