Thanks! I couldn't pass it up, The dealer even took a double take and mentioned the toning when he looked at his price.
For $1, does it matter? Looks NT to me. Gold is a common color for nickel to tone. Lavendar is not particularly common, and I suspect it's a bit more blue in-hand.
"pinkish/red with violet" Those are typical NT colors for nickel. Not as common as yellow/blue, but not uncommon either. I seem to recall proof sets of this period toning like this occasionally, but there are others with far more experience than I on this subject...Mike