Grading Nickels: How To Determine The Grade Of A U.S. Nickel
Here’s how to determine the exact grade for your circulated U.S. nickels. There are 3 types of nickels covered here: Jefferson nickels, Liberty head — V nickels — and buffalo nickels.
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Before anyone can say how much a specific coin is worth, its grade must be determined first. Knowing a coin’s grade makes it easy to find the coin’s value, gives you an idea of what you can expect to pay for coins at a coin dealer, and helps you avoid getting ripped off when shopping for coins. When you grade a coin, you are actually paying more attention to how much wear a coin has rather than how it looks overall — because wear is the key factor in deciding a coin’s grade. Here’s how to determine the grade for practically every denomination of U.S. coin yourself — and where to get professional coin appraisals to find the grade & value of your coins.
Here’s how to determine the exact grade for your circulated U.S. nickels. There are 3 types of nickels covered here: Jefferson nickels, Liberty head — V nickels — and buffalo nickels.
There are 3 types of dimes covered here: the Barber dime, the Mercury dime, and the Roosevelt dime. Here’s how to obtain exact grades for your circulated U.S. dimes.
There are 3 types of quarters covered here: the Washington quarter, the standing Liberty quarter, and the Barber quarter. Here’s how to determine the exact grades of your circulated U.S. quarters.
There are 4 types of half dollar coins covered here: Barber half dollars, Franklin half dollars, Kennedy half dollars, and Walking Liberty half dollars (also known as American eagle silver half dollars). Here’s how to obtain exact grades for your circulated half dollar coins….
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There are 3 types of silver dollars covered here: the Eisenhower silver dollar, the Peace silver dollar, and the Morgan silver dollar. Here’s how to obtain exact grades for your circulated silver dollars.
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