80s. 1985 Jefferson nickel with mint mark D. D standing for Denver mint which impressed more than
459 million nickels that year. Weight of a coin is 5 grams. Diameter 21.2 millimeter.
Struck on a planchet made of 75 percent copper 25 nickel. Obverse side features Thomas Jefferson
facing left, In God we Trust to the left, Liberty, date of minting and mint mark to the right.
IN exergue Inititals of engraver Felix Shlag.
Coin is heavily abraded but yet all letterings and most device elements
are free from wear. Just just slight rub one the this area of the Jeffersons hair.
Rims show abrasions as well. Surfaces of the fields
and device are free from spotting or mentionable patination.
When we flip the nickel over, we see that surfaces of reverse has lesser contact marks.
Most likely it was struck from worn dies as there are pretty much softness device elements.
Monticello steps are entirely flat. Therefore strike is not sharp for
sure. But letterings are all right and display no wear.
Eastern rims show a medium sized dent at two oclock.
Another smaller one at ten. Overall coin is at choise very fine condition with pleasant
eye appeal and enough reflectivity. According to PCGS price guide 1985 D nickels at grades below
MS60 are worth not more than 1 dollar. Here is the price list for higher grades of this coin.
Auction record for nickel of this year was set in 2010 at Heritage Auctions.
About uncirculated error nickel was sold for 1092 dollars 50 cents. A nickel planchet and a
dime planchet (not included) were fed together between nickel dies, with the dime planchet
nearly centered between the nickel planchet and the reverse die. Thus, the obverse has a
normal appearance, but the reverse shows only a vague indication of Monticello along with
portions of peripheral legends where the nickel planchet was not obscured by its unexpected dime
planchet companion.Now for more up to day prices lets check recent sales records of Ebay. On may
10th this lot of 1985 P and P Jefferson nickels in a mint cell was sold for 1 dollar 49 cents.
On May 7th this allegedly brilliant uncirculated but uncertified nickel was sold for 2 dollars.