My lucky eBay purchase 1950-D Jefferson

So I bought this coin from a seller with about 40 feedback. They listed it as a 50-d Proof and the photo was super blurry. I could clearly tell it was toned and no one was bidding on it. I knew at a bare minimum it was a BU 50-d so I would break even if I had to resell it.

My guess is the fact that it was inproperly listed as a Proof and horrible pictures is the reason no one was interested. After shipping I paid $12 for this coin. I'm only posting it here because I cleaned out my cameras HD card and figured I'd share it. The coin has great luster, and the toning in direct sunlight is phenominal (even better than these pictures). The toning goes further into the center than here (the purple and blues are much stronger) and the rim toning is more dramatic. The only real issue I have is the two very minor carbon spots. Tell me whatcha think and be honest - you cant hurt my feelings

 

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It certainly looks much nicer than my '50-D, which is all banged up.

 

Very nice.

 

Nice, the 1950-D has always been a Key

 

That's beautiful! And for $12 you did really well for such a low mintage coin. For me, the toning negates the carbon spots.

-LTB

 

Toning negats a lot of stuff for me! Call me stupid if you want, but carbon spots really irk me. That's the main reason I can't get into copper. These are small enough that I'll probably keep it rather than try to make a profit. I have a nice MS65 FS example that's good enough for me, but this toning trumps the FS for me

 

I do like the toning, all though not that uncommon for this nickel. $12 is a decent price, but not a steal by any means. Now if it had FS, that's another story I personally like the toning. I have been trying to put togethor a comple uncirculated toned set of jefferson nickels.

 

Pretty coin. While they might stop the coin from being graded above 66, the carbon doesn't bother me in the least. Like copper spots on gold, they attest to originality, IMO.

 

I would tend to agree that FS would add a lot to the value of this coin, but this specific type of toning on nickels tends to add a bit of a premium. I've said it before (but probably not on these forums), that although nickels are not Morgan's - toning can substantially change the value of a coin if it's attractive enough. And since I don't have a pro grade lens - it's really hard for me to actually capture the in hand image of this coin.

I too have been slowly adding toned coins to my BU Jefferson set and this one could easily kick out that 65 FS that's currently in my Dansco.

 

All I can say is.... Congrats for winning that gorgeous natural toned jefferson nickel. AWESOME !:thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:

 

Nice coin. I like the looks of it form the picture.

 

If you like the pictures you'd love it in hand. The toning is almost as strong as the + and star designations. I might try throwing some more light at the coin and seeing if I can get the colors to pop a little bit better.

 

Still beining a Newbie what does FS stand for ? Where is it located ?
Sandy

 

FS = Full Steps on the reverse Monticello.
The designation for full steps vary between the TPGS, but generally 5 clearly defined/unbroken steps are a minimum requirement.

 

Are you looking to sell??lol....A very nice coin indeed, I love the toning it's like a transparent color, Beautiful!!! Nice Job.

 

$12? Well ya got me beat. I paid $24 back in '63 when I was 13. If only I'd have waited a few years........

 

I learn something new on here everyday LOL
Sandy

 

Beautiful coin, but do I see a die crack in the first L of MONTICELLO?

 

What appears as a die crack is actually a small crack in the plastic holding this coin.

I will probably end up selling this one day, but the earliest will most likely be the end of this year. My wife is a web designer and for her senior project (she finally went back to school lol) she has to design a website. At that time I'll probably have her do one for my LLC and list this at that point in time. This way I can at least look at it for a few months.

 

If anyone's interested - here's the link to the eBay ad. You can see the difference in photographs. Think of how much more this could have went for

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280705326854#ht_500wt_1361