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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cubenewb, post: 1067235, member: 25644&quot;]I&#039;m curious... I&#039;ve seen this distinctive yellowish toning/coloring on Jeffersons before... would you and anyone else interested mind entertaining a thought I had?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve heard that in the minting process of Jeffersons, the planchets undergo several rounds of chemical baths and rinsing. I distinctly remember (I could be wrong) reading somewhere that these planchets, having gone through a specific mixture, return from the batch with a <i>yellowish-tinge</i>. It is my understanding that this tinge is later cleaned through a rinse later in the process, but could it be possible that some nickels get through unwashed, and are struck on these yellowish planchets? I know it sounds far-fetched, and judging by the localization of the toning on your specimen, I doubt this piece (or any others with this toning) could truly arise from such an oversight, but I have to say the premise seems relatively plausible? If anyone can give me some information on how this could not be so, I&#039;d appreciate some direction. Sorry if this is off-topic; that is a pretty neat coin you have there, no doubt![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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