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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ike Skywalker, post: 3336480, member: 82381&quot;]This is an AT coin. I have one like it too. Notice that little white halo spot right across from the tip of Ike&#039;s nose on your coin? These little spots are almost always present on vivid, wildly toned, and obviously AT Ikes. There&#039;s plenty to choose from on eBay at any given time. Here&#039;s mine:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]883756[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>These angled shots really show the AT effect. On the reverse of my coin, those little red dots, like the white halo on your coin, are kind of like hotspots from sulfur contamination. The irregular maroon color pattern on both sides gives the appearance of scorch marks. Ikes just don&#039;t naturally tone like this.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]883758[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]883759[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Mine was likely gassed through the slab, but some managed to straight grade a few years back. I can&#039;t see how PCGS would have let this one pass, but I guess it&#039;s possible. See below for a excerpt from Rob Ezerman of the Ike Group regarding the influx of these gassed Ikes onto the market back a few years ago:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>&quot;At least one large trash bag of 71-s Brown packs were AT&#039;ed somewhere in the mid-west some years ago, best guess is several hundred exist. The creator threw a handful of elemental sulfer in the bag and left the bag in his garage attic for one or two hot summers. So, you&#039;re correct, AT, gassed. I have a couple of these I bought for $30 back when Sego had a goodly number he was selling as NT (close to 10 years ago). While colors vary from one to another, the over-the-top iridescence makes them instantly recognizable. Rob</i></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not saying that your coin came from this grouping, but people have been at this for a while now. There are so many ruined Ikes out there because of this practice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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