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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 900992, member: 15309&quot;]Those are some very nice nickels you have there.&nbsp; The 1940-D is possibly the best struck date/mm of the entire series.&nbsp; Your coin is no exception and appears to be a solid MS66 with a PCGS grade limiting mark on Jefferson&#039;s cheek.&nbsp; NGC could very easily place this coin in an MS67 holder if the luster is right.&nbsp; The steps seem to certainly be 5FS and may even be 6FS but we would need a larger photo to confirm.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1943-S has what I call quintessential war nickel toning.&nbsp; An iridescent mixture of blue-green that appears pink-orange as you rotate the coin under a light source.&nbsp; For those who have never seen this effect, it is truly stunning on a high grade lustrous war nickel.&nbsp; In my experience, the 1943-S is the most difficult war nickel to locate with impressive attractive rainbow toning.&nbsp; You have found a real winner with this coin.&nbsp; Unfortunately, the grade of this coin will be limited to MS65 by the rather large mark on Jefferson&#039;s shoulder and the steps have an obvious bridge in the typically weak area of the 3rd &amp; 4th steps under the 3rd pillar.&nbsp; A grade this beauty a strong MS65.&nbsp; And yes, the first reverse photo for the 43-S is a repeat of the 40-D reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>The last coin is a rather common looking premium gem 1945-S.&nbsp; The steps are oatmeal and the toning is pleasing but not anything that would drive a premium.&nbsp; The obverse photo is badly over exposed but the coin looks to have very clean surfaces, even MS67 surfaces as long as the photo is not hiding anything.&nbsp; The reverse photo is under exposed making it even more difficult to grade but it still appears to be in the premium gem range to my eye.&nbsp; I give the coin MS66 from those photos.&nbsp; Better photos may get me to change my mind.</p><p><br /></p><p>Great nickels chemist, I would be happy to own any of the three.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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