Just bought my very first NGC 5FS Jefferson nickel!

[Leothelion]

Seriously folks, I've never own one before now. I do have a few proofs in NGC holders but not a FS nickel business strike. Although this 1950-D may very well be one of the very first 5FS nickels certified by NGC, this wasn't the main reason why I bought it. From the group of 4 ANACS certified 50-D's in my collection, 3 are pictured below but only one of them, a MS65 example came close to the detail strike of the 50-D in the second picture I snagged off ebay. I watched this coin all week, kept in contact with the seller who provided a larger obverse pic and great details about the coin. The hairlines above the ear, the facial details are the best I've seen for this date. More later.

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Leo

[Hoot]

Nice looking nickel Leo. The '50-D offers the collector of FS nicks one of the greatest challenges for finding a nicely struck example. Congrats.

 

Hoot

[DonHeath]

Leo,

 

I LOVE the outline of the inverted bust in the reverse luster. Very cool. Looks like they used every bit of metal available to fill the steps. It looks pretty solid for the grade, and I'll bet it's got plenty flash in hand.

[solid]

Nice looking nickel with some good color! Might I suggest a 39-D next?

[Leothelion]

Nice looking nickel Leo. The '50-D offers the collector of FS nicks one of the greatest challenges for finding a nicely struck example. Congrats.

 

Thanks Hoot

That's the exact impression I received from Steve Wells (Nevadaman) about the 50-D. Until I took a closer look at the 6 coins in my collection and seeing the coin on ebay, the hair detail really caught my eye. The flip side, according to the seller;

" It is a bit soft, centrally, on the reverse, although the step detail is quite good ."

So this made me hesitate a bit in bidding but the seller also described the coin as; " a lustrous, vibrant example with attractive rose/gold toning and excellent detail. Essentially mark free, oustanding quality!! So hopefully, it's everything the seller and pictures say it is and not so for the rev., more later.

 

Leo

[Leothelion]

Leo,

 

I LOVE the outline of the inverted bust in the reverse luster. Very cool. Looks like they used every bit of metal available to fill the steps. It looks pretty solid for the grade, and I'll bet it's got plenty flash in hand.

 

Hi Don

I promise not to pick on you so much! From the pic, the die sinking of the obverse into the reverse is not so evident other than the image may be from the difference in the directions of the flow of the metal. I'm not an expert in this area and I welcome the experts to jump in with a better answer.

I'm very aware of the "die sinking" that is commonly associated with Jefferson nickels and it's a tough coin to find without it. Many dates are plagued with it. And for most FS collectors, including myself, that's all there is to collect. I've done some extensive upgrading for many of those dates and it's just another one of those little things I try to avoid when I grade a coin.

Hopefully, the fields are evenly struck! I'll know more when I receive the coin.

 

Thanks Don for being so obversant!

 

Leo

[Leothelion]

Nice looking nickel with some good color! Might I suggest a 39-D next?

 

Solid

Don't get me started on that one! With that one, it's rotated dies! Yikes!

 

Leo

[DonHeath]

Leo, I DO love seeing the ghost image in the luster in an image because it is usually a signature of a nice high-luster coin. Jeffs, Lincolns, Barbers, Peace dollars, and quite a few other coins that have large devices almost always display that ghost image if the luster is strong. Otherwise, the entire area just looks cloudy. I was just talking out loud, but seeing it so clearly it helps me understand the image. I see it as a good thing.

 

BTW - If you quit picking, I'd wonder what I did to cheese you off.

[Dry]