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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 875934, member: 15309"]As the under bidder on that coin, I think you did well. My intention was to get it at a low price, re-image the coin, and sell it for a $50 profit. Whether I could have pulled that off will depend upon what the coin looks like in hand. I think it is going to be very attractive.</p><p><br /></p><p>The NGC population for a 1941-D Jefferson Nickel MS67 FS is 30/0. Numismedia does not provide a price guide for full step nickels and we know we can't use the PCGS price guide of $185 because PCGS is more conservative in their grading of the series. In order to determine value of NGC FS Jeffs, you need to use past auction archives. Looking at Heritage's archives, the low end examples with only 5 full steps and MS66 PCGS surfaces sell for right around $100 with the cleaner 6FS coins selling for between $100-$200 and premium rainbow toned coins selling for $500+.</p><p><br /></p><p>The luster and surfaces of your coin will determine where in the $100-$200 range the coin would fall. Since you picked it up for under $100, I feel confident you got a good deal.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, your coin is not a war nickel. The war nickel coins were not made until 1942.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 875934, member: 15309"]As the under bidder on that coin, I think you did well. My intention was to get it at a low price, re-image the coin, and sell it for a $50 profit. Whether I could have pulled that off will depend upon what the coin looks like in hand. I think it is going to be very attractive. The NGC population for a 1941-D Jefferson Nickel MS67 FS is 30/0. Numismedia does not provide a price guide for full step nickels and we know we can't use the PCGS price guide of $185 because PCGS is more conservative in their grading of the series. In order to determine value of NGC FS Jeffs, you need to use past auction archives. Looking at Heritage's archives, the low end examples with only 5 full steps and MS66 PCGS surfaces sell for right around $100 with the cleaner 6FS coins selling for between $100-$200 and premium rainbow toned coins selling for $500+. The luster and surfaces of your coin will determine where in the $100-$200 range the coin would fall. Since you picked it up for under $100, I feel confident you got a good deal. BTW, your coin is not a war nickel. The war nickel coins were not made until 1942.[/QUOTE]
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