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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 924003, member: 15309&quot;]Darryl,</p><p><br /></p><p>I understand that you have some Jefferson Nickels that appear better than Coin #1.&nbsp; I have two points to make about your coins and I have not even seen them.&nbsp; First, the coins that you describe as nicer were all minted in the 30&#039;s and 40&#039;s.&nbsp; All of the Jefferson&#039;s minted in the 50&#039;s &amp; 60&#039;s have the issues (poor strike, die wear, planchet flaws) that you see on Coin #1.&nbsp; My second point is that if your nicer coins were subjected to the scrutiny of my photographs and presented at 500 x 500 pixels, I am sure you would change your mind about most.</p><p><br /></p><p>At this point I am going to divulge the grades of the coins because I think we have some very confused graders in our midst.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: Blue">Coin #1:&nbsp; 1964 Jefferson Nickel NGC MS67 (Pop 7/0) $400</span></font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickel%20Registry/JeffersonNickel1964NGCMS671.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: Blue">Coin #2:&nbsp; 1964 Jefferson Nickel NGC MS66* (Pop 1/0) $100</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: Blue"><br /></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: Blue"><span style="color: Black"><font size="2">This coin represents the only 1964 Jefferson Nickel to obtain a star designation from NGC in any grade.</font></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: Blue"><span style="color: Black"><font size="2"><br /></font></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: Blue"><span style="color: Black"><font size="2"><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickel%20Registry/JeffersonNickel1964NGCMSXXStar.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: Blue"><span style="color: Black"><font size="2"><br /></font></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: Blue"><span style="color: Black"><font size="2"><br /></font></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: Blue"><span style="color: Black"><font size="2">Given the quality produced by the US mint in the 60&#039;s these coins represent the best 1964 has to offer.&nbsp; You simply can&#039;t compare a coin from say 1940 to a 1964.&nbsp; The difference is strike is staggering.&nbsp; However, the number of marks (not planchet flaws) are similar for the assigned grade.&nbsp; Compare this 1940 full step nickel to Coin #1.&nbsp; Both coins are essentially identical with respect to color, luster, eye appeal, and surface preservation.&nbsp; The overall appearance of the coins are separated by strike alone.</font></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: Blue"><span style="color: Black"><font size="2"><br /></font></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: Blue"><span style="color: Black"><font size="2"><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickel%20Registry/JeffersonNickel1940NGCMS67FS3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: Blue"><span style="color: Black"><font size="2"><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickel%20Registry/JeffersonNickel1964NGCMS671.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: Blue"><span style="color: Black"><font size="2"><br /></font></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: Blue"><span style="color: Black"><font size="2"><br /></font></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: Blue"><span style="color: Black"><font size="2">A while ago we discussed in a thread about Peace Dollars we discussed how the TPG&#039;s make allowances for strike based on the date/mm.&nbsp; It seems that lesson has been lost during this exercise by almost everyone.</font></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: Blue"><span style="color: Black"><font size="2"></font></span></span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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