The Atlantic City Set of Jefferson Nickels
1954-D


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Set Details
Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: FIVE-CENT PIECES - JEFFERSON
Item Description: 5C 1954 D
Grade: NGC MS 66
Owner: lehigh96
 
Winning Set: The Atlantic City Set of Jefferson Nickels
Date Added: 6/26/2012
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

Description:
Essentially untoned, this lustrous example displays clean lustrous surfaces with just a few minor ticks on Jeffersons portrait. The strike is good but as is typical for the date/mm, the step detail is non existent with this coin grading 0-0-0-0 by the quarterstep method.

Comments:
In most series of coins, there are tough dates that are somehow overlooked and have no public notoriety as such. The 1954-D is one of those dates for the Jefferson Nickel series. Consider that the total population in MS66 is only 50/1 for both TPGs. In addition, there are only two graded MS66 5FS, one by each grading service. While I will be on the lookout for a full step example to add to my registry set, it seems counterintuitive to add a lower graded simply because it has better step detail.

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