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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 723541, member: 15309"]Here is a quote from Q David Bowers, A GUIDE BOOK OF BUFFALO AND JEFFERSON NICKELS <span style="color: Red">"Many mint state coins are around, but most have poor eye appeal, and even those taken from undisturbed bank-wrapped rolls are apt to be discolored or downright ugly. Finding a sharp one will take some searching. The Mint simply was not interested in turning out quality this year. Marks and nicks are common on Mint State coins, many from the surfaces of the original planchets."</span></p><p><br /></p><p>Quite simply, the standard for this year as well as other years in the 50's is different than those in the early years of the series. The strike on the reverse of this coin is not fully struck and there are some remnant planchet flaws, however, the overall strike is superlative when compared to other 1952's that on average don't even show full windows.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 723541, member: 15309"]Here is a quote from Q David Bowers, A GUIDE BOOK OF BUFFALO AND JEFFERSON NICKELS [COLOR=Red]"Many mint state coins are around, but most have poor eye appeal, and even those taken from undisturbed bank-wrapped rolls are apt to be discolored or downright ugly. Finding a sharp one will take some searching. The Mint simply was not interested in turning out quality this year. Marks and nicks are common on Mint State coins, many from the surfaces of the original planchets."[/COLOR] Quite simply, the standard for this year as well as other years in the 50's is different than those in the early years of the series. The strike on the reverse of this coin is not fully struck and there are some remnant planchet flaws, however, the overall strike is superlative when compared to other 1952's that on average don't even show full windows.[/QUOTE]
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