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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gbroke, post: 1805297, member: 22585&quot;]The Jefferson series is plagued with weak strikes and terribly deteriorated dies throughout many years.&nbsp; This is especially prevalent in the 50&#039;s to the early 60&#039;s.</p><p>I thought I would share some examples.</p><p>Those not very familiar with the series would be surprised to see some Jefferson that are actually in mint state and not worn circulated coins.&nbsp; In many cases, the luster should be a giveaway that the coin is uncirculated, however if you factor in toning or muted luster, they can easily be mistaken for circulation wear.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>The key areas I look at, are:</b></p><p>Obverse - Hair detail - especially above the ear.</p><p>Reverse - The entire facade of the Monticello.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Our control piece: A first year, early die state with a nice strong strike creating sharp details.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://cdn1.sharemyco.in/shared_59ab0dee1a4874691c68ae6ed9b06df51652452e30b7f29.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Now onto some examples of mint state Jefferson nickels in various degrees of deterioration. </b></p><p><img src="http://cdn1.sharemyco.in/shared_369e9dd45ad2c82750329037f0a6da9c055095ef23da0f2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://cdn5.sharemyco.in/shared_9916530e7ace92fef4585afdfac4305fc1051441e4c40eb4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://cdn5.sharemyco.in/shared_5d313d8ada4c2a8cf0ad360f17ae5b48635261cec40b507.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://cdn4.sharemyco.in/shared_7046fe8ab10a405b85c53cd8def431cea65261d1ef5ecb8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://cdn2.sharemyco.in/shared_1605ff47de238071bdca8ead5d4a9b422751f36374b6fde.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://cdn4.sharemyco.in/shared_10b90091911b8d36f55247e38dc52ff81951e59bdc2e54c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://cdn3.sharemyco.in/shared_8509bdd9675e56df877be1f2cd917f5c585261d0f3f33a7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://cdn5.sharemyco.in/shared_ii120268254fbd1c99c2099.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://cdn3.sharemyco.in/shared_1d9056dc1ce1f9bdb3a8ce8bb7869e9fc5523ca8ec764f8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://cdn2.sharemyco.in/shared_9765329fba85d31d8826655aeef4d64c51523ca8c407bca.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://cdn4.sharemyco.in/shared_88e60904929d3f3769d01366644029f3275205b6500cbe2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://cdn3.sharemyco.in/shared_7a0f4f2c6d6227ceaf23d84dfadf4d7a835095f13ed9538.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://cdn11.sharemyco.in/shared_ii120296314fbd1cef7a1e2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://cdn.sharemyco.in/shared_ii118013654fa57950bd52a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://cdn7.sharemyco.in/shared_5f18c856f3fa13ef27039818de6c5a768351441f9c18a84.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://cdn7.sharemyco.in/shared_4e70e7f0ab9927aef7323725e9933f9f9151441fd63baa4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://cdn5.sharemyco.in/shared_64cb4bc6b1501030dd934b8cca4a85148051e59d4826081.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I would love to see other examples from not only the Jefferson series, but other series as well.</p><p><b>Show em if you got em!</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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