Finally the points are catching up to the rarity
The late 60's/early 70s proof jefferson nickels in PF69UC recently jumped up in points value significantly. They went from 3-100 points to some over 500 points. These are very hard to find coins with low populations and they deserve this adjustment. Nice job NGC!
Only problem is I don't have any of them! So I dropped from #4 to #5 in the 1965 and later Jefferson Proof category. I need to get busy on eBay!
Population of 15, but only 102 points?
I recently bought a 1989-S PF70 Deep Cameo Jefferson nickel graded by PCGS. There are only 15 graded PF70UC by NGC, yet it only gets me 102 registry points.
Contrast the 2006-S PF70 UC which is worth 183 points, but has a population of almost 2000 graded at this level.
Doesn't seem to add up to me.
NGC puts a premium on points for ultra cameo, but are these really more rare than higher graded coins without ultra cameo?
I collect proof Jefferson nickels and have all but one from 1938 to present. To move up the registry list on the late proof Jeffersons from 1965 to present, there are only three options:
1) Get PF70 UC examples. PF70 UC is worth 102+ points, but anything PF69 UC and below are worth basically nothing. I have all PF70 UC from 1990-S on, but anything from the 1970s or 1
How much do you pay for NGC Registry Points?
I am relatively new to registry sets, but I think it is fun. I collect mostly jefferson nickels because that is what I can afford. I wanted to share the criteria I use to determine if a coin is a good deal with regard to adding it to my registry set. The rule of thumb I use is spend no more than $1.00/registry point.
For example, almost every late Jefferson proof is either worth 3 registry points (for all grades through PR69UC) or 102 points
