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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 2119592, member: 15309&quot;]The question is not if Jefferson Nickels can tone blue, it is whether or not it occurs naturally.&nbsp; Now you have shown a key date 1950-D Jefferson with turquoise toning that blankets both sides of the coin.&nbsp; While this is not the shade of blue-violet that I was referring to, it is still a color I have never seen before on a Jefferson Nickel and I have been collecting them for the better part of a decade.&nbsp; When you combine key date with a very unusual toning color scheme, scrutiny is in order.&nbsp; Since you have omitted the label in your photos, I have no idea if this coin is in a problem free NGC holder, a details holder, or an ANACS holder.&nbsp; And no matter what holder it is in, I would not feel comfortable having a coin with toning this questionable in my collection.&nbsp; Additionally, the coin does not meet my standards with some other elements of grading that are not relevant to this discussion.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only Jefferson Nickel that I have ever owned with significant blue toning was a 1943-S that I believe resides in Robec&#039;s collection.&nbsp; Here is my photo:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels%204%20Sale/JN1943-SNGCMS67-2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hopefully Bob can post his photo of this coin which is much better than mine.&nbsp; With regards to the toning, though it is blue, it is a far cry from the AT one posted in my toning scale and extremely different from the 50-D as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the end, every collector needs to decide for himself if the toning on an individual coin meets his own standards before purchasing and certainly before paying a significant premium.&nbsp; Coins graded by NGC &amp; PCGS provide a measure of liquidity but the closer the coin is the QT/MA range, the less liquid the become.&nbsp; And this is precisely because collectors don&#039;t just buy plastic, they apply their own standards.&nbsp; I try to avoid paying large premiums for coins that are on the border of the QT/MA range unless the beauty of the coin is stunning (eg. Appalachian Jefferson Nickels).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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