1997 p special unc jefferson nickel

Doug....Thats the thing with collecting anything Price guide lines are always unrealistic....It's only worth what someone is willing to pay for it!

Just look at housing in this country as an example 3 years ago a house in my area sold for 35 K more than asking. heck the for sale sign was not even in the ground and the property had 3 contracts.

Yes guide line are needed But seldom true.. look at the coins Lehigh purchased and the amount he paid ...heck of a deal in my eyes as well as his. But wiser people than I have said "your wants always exceeds your true needs" How many people in this world would think everyone in the forum is crazy to pay any more than a $1.00 for two rolls of pennies!

I wrote in another post about a friend of mine who collected sports cards...He show me a card and say this is worth....and I say unless it's got a dead president on it ..... to me is worth nothing! It's always in the eyes of the beholder.....to truely be realistic!

 

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everyone responses were very helpful thank you.

 

have a 1997 p nickle how to tell if it the right one. new at coins

yard8

 

I think you would be better served if you started a new thread on it with photos. This thread is about 3-1/2 years old.

Chris

 

what coin are we talking about im confused i thaught sms was 65 66 67

 

This isn't an SMS. It was a special issue.

Chris

 

1997 and the 1994 matte nickels were special strikes the 1997 Matte nickel only 25,000 minted in the 1997 U.S. Bontanic Garden set a coinage & Currency set unc. silver dollar ,Jefferson nickel,and $1 note
1994 Matte nickel came in the 1993 Thomas Jefferson set 3 pc set issued in 1994 silver dollar Jefferson nickel and $2 note. mintage on the 1994 matte nickel was only 163,703 these are some of the Jefferson nickel series lowest mintages. Here are pictures of the sets Prices these days are around $70 to $90 for the 1994 set and $200 for the 1997 set . The nickels have also toned nicely in these sets and if you buy the set you get the other items in the set. The 1997 Matte finish Jefferson in SP -70 around $695.00 the 1994 in SP- 70 around $300.00

 

Paddy, I will get things started for you. This came from my personal set that I bought back when they first came out.

 

The problem with these modern coins is that they are not part of a "set". There are no slots for them in any Dansco or Whitman books. They are not traditionally accepted as part of the "mainstream" Jefferson collection. For die hard collectors or serious Jefferson series collectors, this is a must have, but for the every day collector these special coins are not on their radar. This is ultimately what drives demand. There will always be X number of serious Jefferson collectors, but unfortunately the demand will not exceed the supply and until that happens, this coin will have modest, in not stale, movement. Now make a slot for this coin in all the albums, then we would have a different story. Over night the prices on this would go through the roof because now the demand would far exceed the supply.

 

Very true just like the 1971 S no S proof in a registry set the coin does not count as points the reason being that only 1648 known? However if you collect Jeffersons to me its a had to have. I just think about Key and low mintages coins prices back in the late 60's early 70's Hinde sight is always 20/20 an investment on a low mintage /Key coin today can pay off in years to come.

 

I got a toner that has an attractive golden reverse and light gold obverse hues, but it is in its OGP.