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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 686900, member: 15309&quot;]This is my latest acquisition with a special thanks to xtrmbrdr for letting me know about the TT auction.&nbsp; The coin is a rainbow toned 1943-S Jefferson Nickel NGC MS68*.&nbsp; Here are my photos and description of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1943-SNGCMS68Star.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: Red"><i>Milky golden centers are surrounded by a melange of iridescent colors inlcuding lavender, lime green, sapphire, lemon yellow, and tangerine.&nbsp; A fully lustrous and minimally abraded example with a solid strike that just misses the 5FS designation.&nbsp; The 1943-S is the most challenging war nickel to locate with rainbow toning.&nbsp; This example is certainly among the finest toned 1943-S Jefferson Nickels in existence.</i></span></p><p><br /></p><p>While the coin is very impressive, there is a concern.&nbsp; The rims of the coin are completely black.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1943-SNGCMS68StarRim.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The color progressions are in line with NT as is the overall appearance of the coin which I have seen many times on a war nickel.&nbsp; However, the presence of black rims casts a doubt in my mind about the originality of the toning on an issue that is extremely difficult to locate with rainbow toning.&nbsp; At the very least, the rims seem to violate the requirements that NGC uses for the star designation.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would like the members of Cointalk to cast their vote about this coin in the attached poll.&nbsp; There will only be four choices in the poll.&nbsp; Here is the question.&nbsp; What is your opinion regarding the assigned grade?&nbsp; Here are the choices:</p><p><br /></p><ol> <li>The coin is properly graded in all respects</li> <li>The coin is overgraded</li> <li>The coin does not deserve the star designation</li> <li>The coin is AT and should have been body bagged.</li> </ol><p>Feel free to post your comments regarding this coin.&nbsp; Thank You![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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