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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 2644394, member: 13307&quot;]Well, as some of you might have seen, I had a pretty significant eBay cherrypick a couple weeks ago.&nbsp; I kept it quiet for a couple weeks - in fact, the ONLY person here I told about it was [USER=15309]@Lehigh96[/USER] - because I needed to decide the next step I would take with it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Before we get to the coin, let me just state that I&#039;m prepared for some people to throw shade on me, some people to be amazed/doubtful, and some people to be insanely jealous.&nbsp; And for most people to just not care one way or the other...because that&#039;s all normal.&nbsp; So, haters, your objections are duly noted.&nbsp; I understand your point, and I post this not to brag in any way, but to encourage others to KEEP SEARCHING - because varieties are still out there. </p><p><br /></p><p>Lovers, I invite you to share my joy.&nbsp; And people who think collecting varieties are silly, I say, &quot;FIE.&quot;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>While I&#039;m at it, I&#039;m also going to share two more similar pickups from the last month.&nbsp; All I will say about cost is that I spent less than $100 for all three coins.&nbsp; Let&#039;s start with the worst two of the three:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]583923[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]583924[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, at this point, I was feeling pretty great.&nbsp; TWO DDR in much better than average shape (most of these I see on eBay that are already attributed/recognized are in the AG-F range) on the same day?&nbsp; Heck yeah. </p><p><br /></p><p>And then...</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, cherrypickers will know that when you see a major find, you kind of go through the stages of shock / disbelief / enormous stress (Will it be what I think it is?&nbsp; Was it just bad lighting or poor photography?&nbsp; Will the seller switch out the coin?&nbsp; Will USPS lose it?) and then, thanks to USPS tracking alerts, you keep an eye on it each step of the way.&nbsp; When it finally arrives, and your pick is confirmed, pure, pure coin joy. </p><p><br /></p><p>Is there a moment of empathy for the seller?&nbsp; Of course.&nbsp; But then you realize that you&#039;ve taken the time to educate yourself; you&#039;ve taken the time to search; you&#039;ve taken the risk of buying a coin that may not contain the variety you are expecting.&nbsp; And a coin like this, that has been sitting in a slab for almost 30 years (it was originally graded in 1988) without <i>anyone</i> taking 2 seconds to flip the slab over...you feel lucky.&nbsp; Insanely lucky.</p><p><br /></p><p>Okay, I&#039;ve talked too much.&nbsp; Probably 2/3 of you have already scrolled down to see the reveal, so here it is - my finest Jefferson Nickel cherrypick of all time (even better than the MS <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/why-the-heck-did-i-pay-9-for-this-nickel.283973/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/why-the-heck-did-i-pay-9-for-this-nickel.283973/">1941 S Large S</a> I got at a flea market.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]583921[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]583918[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]583919[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]583922[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin will be sent off to NGC either tomorrow or the day after for Designation Review/Variety Plus.&nbsp; Depending on the results of that, as well as the timeliness of NGC returning the coin, it may be sent to PCGS for Crossover review.&nbsp; Why, you may ask, when almost my entire high-grade Jefferson collection is in NGC holders?&nbsp; Because...steps.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]583920[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, to me (and Lehigh agrees with me) this is NOT a Full Steps nickel.&nbsp; It&#039;s borderline, but IMO there is just enough weakness under the third column to kill the FS designation.&nbsp;&nbsp; Looking at it in hand, with the light just as the right angle, I can actually see the complete 4th line, although it is very, very faint. </p><p><br /></p><p>Would NGC give it 5FS?&nbsp; I&#039;d say no - but then that&#039;s just my opinion.&nbsp; Would PCGS?&nbsp; Well, I think that&#039;s entirely more likely, and definitely worth a shot (so I&#039;ll definitely want to piggyback on someone&#039;s upcoming PCGS Crossover submission, if they have one planned for the end of the month before they kill their special.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve also been told that, due to eroding standards, this coin could possibly upgrade (if the minor spot of corrosion under the steps is properly conserved) to an MS67, which would make it a Top Pop coin.&nbsp; For those of you who like to dream big, dream with me - imagine this coin makes it into a PCGS MS67FS holder...</p><p><br /></p><p>In any case, I wanted to share these pickups because this is a prime example not to take anything for granted, to educate yourself, and to keep looking - while I don&#039;t think this is quite a score on the level of the other CT member who cherrypicked a high-grade 1942/1 Mercury a couple years ago (someone remind me where that thread is), this is still an early contender for pick of the year.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was sent in by someone who didn&#039;t think to look for the DDR, or didn&#039;t care.</p><p>It wasn&#039;t automatically attributed by NGC.</p><p>Since the variety wasn&#039;t attributed on the label, no one for almost 30 years thought to double check for the variety.</p><p>It sat on eBay for who knows how long before I found it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Great, great coins are <i>still out there.</i>&nbsp; Keep looking, and good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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