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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 773795, member: 15309&quot;]Travis,</p><p><br /></p><p>Congrats on the new pickup.&nbsp; I bet you now have a very good understanding of what I refer to as &quot;quintessential&quot; war nickel toning.&nbsp; I can tell from your photos that the obverse of this coin is blanketed in that distinctive iridescent cobalt blue and lime green that is so common on the manganese alloyed coins.&nbsp; Until you have seen this toning in person, you simply can&#039;t appreciate it&#039;s beauty.&nbsp; I feel genuine sorrow for all of those war nickel collectors who pursue the blast white roll fresh nickels who have never seen what a war nickel can become.&nbsp; I am glad you are happy with this coin and eagerly anticipate seeing Todd&#039;s photo of this outstanding coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Jefferson design does not immediately impress most collectors.&nbsp; They find the design rather boring and the entire series mired by strike and quality problems.&nbsp; There are no key dates to make the series famous and the coin is still in circulation which prohibits nostalgia.&nbsp; All of these reasons contribute to the relatively poor popularity of the series and explains your utter hatred for the series just a few short months ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only cure for this apathy towards the series is to see a toned superb premium gem Jefferson Nickel in hand.&nbsp; The visual effect of these coins is no less pronounced than that of a premium gem in any other series.&nbsp; I have full confidence that you understand my point even others may not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once Todd&#039;s photos are back, let&#039;s see how closely your coin resembles this &quot;quintessential&quot; war nickel.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1942-SPCGSMS66OGH-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Great coin Travis!:thumb:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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