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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 802539, member: 15309"]This is that iridescent toning that I have been talking about that is so common on war nickels. The blue-green iridescence magically transforms into yellows and pinks (usually) when rotated under a light source. The effect is so pronounced that it often looks like two completely different coins turning this:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1942-SPCGSMS67.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>into this</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1942-SPCGSMS672.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>However, if you really don't like the eye appeal of the coin, I would not keep it. While I understand your point about the strike, the gash across the steps seems large enough to me to call the MS67 grade into question. What colors do you see on the coin?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 802539, member: 15309"]This is that iridescent toning that I have been talking about that is so common on war nickels. The blue-green iridescence magically transforms into yellows and pinks (usually) when rotated under a light source. The effect is so pronounced that it often looks like two completely different coins turning this: [IMG]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1942-SPCGSMS67.jpg[/IMG] into this [IMG]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1942-SPCGSMS672.jpg[/IMG] However, if you really don't like the eye appeal of the coin, I would not keep it. While I understand your point about the strike, the gash across the steps seems large enough to me to call the MS67 grade into question. What colors do you see on the coin?[/QUOTE]
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