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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ike Skywalker, post: 2546351, member: 82381&quot;]I&#039;ve noticed the same thing in my short tenure as a collector. My theory? There is perhaps a trace chemical in the plastic cellophane used at Philadelphia that year that produces these deep golden hues. This situation seems to have also happened with the red velvet packaging for 1974 silver proof Ikes. This chemical does not appear to be present in the 1971-1973 issues. Also, it could be a higher concentration of a particular chemical that is producing this effect. I have also noticed that a lot of 76-P T1 Ikes have slivers of random blue toning patterns on top of gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>1978 is another year that seems to produce nice golden Ikes, some of which look so deep and rich that they appear to be true gold. I have one. I&#039;ll try to find the photo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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