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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 557331, member: 15309&quot;]Can you define plenty, because I collect rainbow toned Jeffs, and that toning pattern is not normal IMO.&nbsp; I have seen war nickels with similar toning patterns, but they contain silver, and even those are QT IMO.</p><p><br /></p><p>The standard issue Jeffersons will develop rainbow toning, but usually not that pronounced.&nbsp; The photo has certainly been juiced, but even still, that toning pattern is highly unusual.&nbsp; Here is a photo of a Jefferson from my collection that shows a typical toning pattern with concentric bands and proper progression.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1949-DNGCMS66Star.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I become very concerned whenever I see a toning like the one on that E-Bay coin on rather common coins.&nbsp; Coin doctors love to take cheap common coins and attempt to transform them into rainbow toned monsters that they can sell for huge premiums.&nbsp; Most, I repeat, most will not mess with already valuable coins unless they are trying to hide some defect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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