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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 5273217, member: 15309&quot;]Coin #1:&nbsp; 1943-S Jefferson Nickel NGC MS67 (No line fatty holder)</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is essentially flawless except for the scratch on the right side of Monticello and the photo makes it appear worse than it really is.&nbsp; The coin misses 5FS, but I consider this coin correctly graded at MS67.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/hPittRD.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Coin #2:&nbsp; 1945-D Jefferson Nickel NGC MS67 (No line fatty holder)</p><p><br /></p><p>I boggles the mind how this coin ended up in an MS67 holder.&nbsp; The surfaces are there, but the strike is abysmal despite the fact that the steps are full.&nbsp; This coin was graded prior to NGC adopting the 5FS designation so I will have to send it in for regrade to get it.&nbsp; The luster is muted and the overall eye appeal is terrible.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Sbp7Iin.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think these coins are a very good example of why technical grading and using surface preservation as the deciding factor in grading fails.&nbsp; Yes, coin #2 has marginally better surfaces than coin #1, but nobody, and I mean nobody who saw these two coins in hand side by side would say that coin #2 should be the higher graded coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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