What's better than finding 3 high grade 1986-D FS Nickels?

[Leothelion]

Hi everyone!

The answer is 4 and that's exactly what I picked up from my local coin shop.

Three MS64's and one MS65, all full steps. I actually pulled over 30 interesting nickels out of that shop/dealer's 2x2 bulk counter binder. As I kept pulling them out, I let the owner know that I was cleaning him out! He said, "that was fine!"

More later!

 

Leo

[Hoot]

 

Hoot

[spy88]

Hey Leo---

 

That means one for you, one for me, one for hoot, one for Wihlborg and one for jtwax. Oops! Thats 5! You have to find another one soon!

 

David

[Leothelion]

Hi David

I do have enough for all you guys, 6 in all, to be exact!

But I'd still like keeping a couple back for myself so we're right back from where we started! No, I don't have enough for everyone!

Three of the coins, all possible MS65 FS, I would need to compare them and see which one gets the boot. The two in my collection, one has a hit on the coat but the profile and fields are markfree. The other is in a pcgs MS64 FS slab and has no distracting marks and IMO grades MS65 FS. The recent MS65 FS coin is virtually markfree with no distracting marks. All three have excellant step count with one having 5.50 steps.

One of the 3 MS64 FS nickels also has a 5.50 step count while one of them has a very thin and choppy separation on the last quarter section of the 5th step. I'll probably sell that one for a dollar if it doesn't end up in my junk box or a pcgs slab!

So really, I'll only have one MS65 FS and two MS64 FS's available.

 

What the hay! I didn't hear anyone knock on my door! Got to go chase the mailman

down! More later!

 

Leo

[jtwax-migration]

[Leothelion]

Okay, I finally have some time now to compile a list of those 30 interesting nickels I picked up from my local coin shop the other day. I remember as I started to search that counter catalog that I asked Al ( the coin shop owner) if the catalog had been resupplied lately, he shrugged his shoulders and said, he didn't know. There was nothing of interest in the early dates, not until 1956 there was something of a deep gold, soft luster, an clean m6 MS65 strike. I was half tempted to bypass the thing because of the steps but they did show 5 steps.

Next were a couple of 1964's, both low grade MS62 and 64 with m5 strikes, the steps on one has a small nick while the other has a slight bridge. The MS64 looks nice for that date.

The next coin that I pulled out was a colorful cam 1968-S. For 75 cents, I can't complain. Next came a very nice brilliant .35 MS65 1971 in 5 steps. Then there was a couple of 71-D's, one a MS65 5 stepper but also had a thin scratch on the reverse. The other was a lightly gold toned MS63 5.25 stepper. Then came a nice clean, very strong strucked 1972 MS65 4.50 steps, .35. Then there was a 1976-D MS64 5 steps with a touch of lite gold toning. There are a couple of nicks on Jeff's profile for the 64 grade. Next came a couple of 1977's, both grade MS65 and 64, neither had full steps while the 65 had a 5434 count. Both were .25 and had very strong clean strikes. Two 1978's came next, MS63 5 steps and 64 4.50 steps. And a 78-D MS63 5 steps, two 85-P's with one MS65 5.25 stepper, the other a MS64 5 steps with a nick at the very end of the 5th step, both .25., a MS62 85-D 5.00 steps. To briefly sum up so far, the 56, 71, 71-D, 76-D and the MS65 85-P went into my main collection. I've discussed all of the 1986-D's earlier in this thread, adding just the one MS65 5 stepper to the collection. Next came a couple of 87-P's grading MS65 5.75 and 64 5.00, a 87-D 5.50, 88-P 5.75, both MS65, 88-D MS64 5.00, 94-P MS63 6 steps, 3-94-D's, all MS64 and 6 steppers. One has a very interesting die crack exrending from the cheek, thru the nostrol, to the rim, splitting the E in WE. And a 99-P MS64 6 steps, this one also has an interesting die crack extending from the tip of the nose to between the T and R in TRUST. And lastly, a very prooflike 2002-P MS64 6 step coin. The 85-P, a 87-P and D, the 88-P, all 3 94-D's, the 99-P and 02-P were added to my main collection. Overall, I'd say I did better than usual that day but it will be a month or two before I'll stop in there again. That's the way it goes sometimes. I paid $14.95 for this batch and when Al turned to get my change I stopped him and said, Keep it, I have enough nickels! We both laughed on that!

 

Leo