Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 8377859, member: 15309&quot;]While a 1972-D Jefferson Nickel PCGS MS67 FS has a greysheet price guide of $3000, it is very unlikely that your coin is going to achieve that grade.&nbsp; Based on your photos however, I think your coin is a solid gem (MS65) with a shot at premium (MS66) and the steps look full as well. </p><p><br /></p><p>In MS66 5FS, the 1972-D has a greysheet price guide of $80.&nbsp; To answer your question of whether you should have the coin graded, we would need to know what your goal is in having it slabbed.&nbsp; If you want to make a profit, we would also need to know how much you paid for the coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The general consensus regarding this issue is that a coin must be worth over $100 in order to consider grading.&nbsp; I do not ascribe to that policy.&nbsp; To me, basic mathematics should answer your question.&nbsp; Let&#039;s assume that your coin is an MS66 5FS with a greysheet price guide of $80.&nbsp; Let&#039;s further assume that you could net 80% of that price after selling it on a venue like eBay, that brings you down to $64.&nbsp; Now we have to figure out how much it would cost you to have the coin graded.&nbsp; The NGC grading cost for a modern coin is $19 per coin, but the membership costs and S&amp;H fees would likely eat up your entire $64.&nbsp; However, if you could find someone (eg. local dealer or Cointalk member) willing to piggyback your coin on their submission for a small fee, you could limit your costs to about $20, giving you a reasonable expectation to make a $25 profit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your photos make your coin look high grade, but they are also badly overexposed and could be hiding significant marks.&nbsp; If you would like to compare your coin with another MS66 5FS, here is a photo of my NGC registry coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/IhVQyLN.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If after comparing your coin to the coin shown above you think your coin is MS66 5FS, feel free to PM me concerning piggyback options.&nbsp; I send a Jefferson Nickel submission to NGC every few months.</p><p><br /></p><p>Paul[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in