One of my favorite things to buy are Flat Packs. I've noticed, from buying, and looking online, that nickels from the 60's tend to tone, mostly a golden color, but sometimes blue (as I've seen). Then I bought 2 proof sets (that had coins that had toned) from the same guy, and the nickels were violet in color, which I thought was really cool. Anyway, here they are, with the 3rd picture containing an AU untoned War Nickel for comparison. Thought I'd share
Nice! Most modern Jeffs I've seen will start off with a nice golden tone. I don't know why but most older Jeffs I've seen always get that nice light blue toning.
Yeah, that gold seems to be very common. Thats why when I saw that they were violet when I opened it, I thought "woot!" lol
I'm not at all uncertian and would guess that the older coins tone somewhat as a result of the materials that they were sealed in, namely the plastics. This could be a good thing in giving you a pretty coin but could come back to haunt you in time if the coin actually deteriorates as a result of those plastisizers (pvc?). I would be intrested in finding out what chemical composition was used in the older packaging. If anyone knows for sure, please give me a yell.
I have one that's a little of both... it's a delicate sea green. I'll post up if I can ever get a decent picture of it.
I saw a 63 proof set today with the nickel toned violet just like that, but the franklin had haze on it and it was hard to pull myself away from it... Nice coins!
I need a touch of pink and lime green along with the sky blue and pee yellow to peak my interest. This is the only one I own.
