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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 527136, member: 15309&quot;]I think we need to remember that this coin is a nickel.&nbsp; You guys are seeing this coin with a huge photo that magnifies every minor abrasion.&nbsp; Don&#039;t get me wrong, there are few, and the one on the collar is the most significant, but none of them should preclude the coin from MS67 based on NGC&#039;s standards.&nbsp; This coin is actually cleaner than most of my other NGC MS67 Jeffersons.&nbsp; If it were in a PCGS holder, it would most certainly be an MS66.&nbsp; Here is a smaller photo to show you what it actually looks like.&nbsp; Those marks are barely noticeable.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1944-PNGCMS675FS3sma.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for the toning, it is very unusual indeed.&nbsp; Streaky iridescent rainbow toning overlaying fully lustrous surfaces.&nbsp; At the right angle the colors just blast off the coin.&nbsp; This coin is now part of my NGC registry set.&nbsp; When the coin transferred from the previous registry owner, their photo came with it.&nbsp; This very poor photo actually does a very good job of showing the luster of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1944-PNGCMS675FSO-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I know that NGC does not like to award the star designation to coins that have mottled, streaky, or otherwise interrupted toning patterns, but this coin has crazy eye appeal.&nbsp; It really deserves a star and photos really don&#039;t do the coin justice.&nbsp; It is definitely now the cornerstone of my war nickel set and at this point the most expensive even though I paid $2,000 less than the person who bought it in 2005.&nbsp; BTW, my set is currently ranked 10th in the NGC registry.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/MySets_Listing.aspx?PeopleSetID=52816" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/MySets_Listing.aspx?PeopleSetID=52816" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://boards.collectors-society.com/signatures/signature.php/NGC/set/52816/sig.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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