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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 2016537, member: 15309&quot;]I plainly admit that the surfaces of my Jefferson Nickel are MS66.&nbsp; The coin was given a grade bump to MS67 because of an above average strike, excellent luster, and outstanding eye appeal.&nbsp; I think that one of the graders was reluctant to give the coin a star designation because of the minor carbon spotting or the nature of the toning on Jeff&#039;s shoulder.</p><p><br /></p><p>That explains why this coin with MS66 surfaces was graded as an MS67 but not why it was originally graded MS65 originally.&nbsp; I can only speculate, but my guess is that had this coin been dipped and submitted as a bright white coin, it may have been graded MS66.&nbsp; Another theory is that there was very little price difference between MS65-66-67 Jefferson Nickels at the time and all were very affordable.&nbsp; Since these coins were some of the lowest value coins, it stands to reason that they would be graded by the least experienced graders from which you would expect the largest margin of grading error.&nbsp; I will say that I have never seen a Jefferson Nickel with surfaces such as this graded MS65 and I have seen many with similar surfaces in MS67 holders (including old fatty holders).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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