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1956 Rainbow Roosie found in unopened proof set
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I bought two unopened 1956 proof sets for $50 back in Janurary and had them out today. One was jingling so I opened it up and saw it had an extra nickel it.
The dime was pushed out to the edge so it didn't seal. It's (nicely?) toned on both sides and the rim of the Franklin has some pretty rainbow toning.
I've found toned nickels before, but this is my best toning find (but that's not saying much)
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rainbowroosie April 1, 2003
PCGS may bodybag it. Even though the Mint did the damage, it's damage just the same.
It's been in a box in my closet this year, I don't know where it was stored for the other 46 years though.
I'm 98% sure PCGS would slab it.
But they would slab it as PR63 and I'd have a $1 coin in $15 worth of plastic. I may slab the Franklin with a freebie submission - it does has nice color at the rim. It's probably a better find then the dime
It's just nice to find something different.
When you open a set you dream of finding deep cameos but they're usually just "average" so I'll settle for a extra nickel and blue dime
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Never mind how they got that way and never mind how they look. In fact, the nicer they look, it seems the less acceptable they are.
Transparent toning is the only acceptable proof toning in the world of PCGS.
Yes, this is one of my pet peeves.
PS, nice find by the way. Oh yeah, you owe the treasury a nickel you scoundrel!!
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