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My new super toner Indian Head Nickel - Ebay and Utah Coin were good to me
zeebob
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I'm excited as all heck about my newest purchase. It's another toner nickel. Never thought I'd be collecting toners, but they're just so cool looking they're hard to pass up!
Pics from Utah's auction:
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Pics from Utah's auction:
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Congratulations!
p.s. The metal is spelled "nickel".
I still think it's a nice coin.
What's that old saying?? "Buy the coin, not the plastic"
Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award, April 2009 for cherrypicking a 1833 CBHD LM-5, and April 2022 for a 1835 LM-12, and again in Aug 2012 for picking off a 1952 FS-902.
Personally, I think it's natural.
WHY DON'T THESE GRADING COMPANIES ONLY BODYBAG THE OBVIOUS!!!!!!!!!!
"“Those who sacrifice liberty for security/safety deserve neither.“(Benjamin Franklin)
"I only golf on days that end in 'Y'" (DE59)
<< <i>As I mentioned in the auction, this was in a PCGS Rattler holder graded MS65. I gambled, cracked it out and sent it to NGC hoping for a 66 Star (and hence big $$ on eBay). NGC bodybagged it as "Questionable Color". All this was disclosed in the auction.
I still think it's a nice coin.
What's that old saying?? "Buy the coin, not the plastic" >>
The "Questionable Color" comment just drives me crazy. This is exactly how buffaloes tone and when they are BB it is total BS to me.
<< <i>The great majority of "super toner" Mint State Buffalo Nickels are artificially toned. >>
When I was a kid, my father and older brother collected Buffalo Nickels pretty seriously. My memory might be faulty, but I just don't remember seeing coins toned like this in the 1970s.
<< <i>I was just wondering, How did so many of your coins acquire the same toning Utah? I've seen this same toning on the Lincoln's, Buffs, and SMS coins in your auctions. >>
As I have mentioned on a few occasions, last year I bought a HUGH collection/hoard of hundreds and hundreds of SMS sets, proof sets, commems and assorted albums of coins from an estate in WV. This guy stored all of his coins in a garage in metal lockers. These lockers also had gunsmithing & gun cleaning chemicals and supplies. This guy had also been a coal miner, so along with all the chemicals, also included in the lockers were overalls and jackets that appeared to be covered with coal dust.
I believe this combination of coal dust and chemicals accounts for the color on most of these coins. If I hadn't gone back there and seen it for myself, I wouldn't have believed it.
It is interesting that I can send a batch of coins to PCGS and/or NGC and they slab 100% on some submissions and 50% on others.
Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award, April 2009 for cherrypicking a 1833 CBHD LM-5, and April 2022 for a 1835 LM-12, and again in Aug 2012 for picking off a 1952 FS-902.
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<< <i>The great majority of "super toner" Mint State Buffalo Nickels are artificially toned. >>
When I was a kid, my father and older brother collected Buffalo Nickels pretty seriously. My memory might be faulty, but I just don't remember seeing coins toned like this in the 1970s. >>
In the 70's it was an extremely rare thing to find ANY toned coin in a dealer's showcase, as dipping was the norm back then.
"“Those who sacrifice liberty for security/safety deserve neither.“(Benjamin Franklin)
"I only golf on days that end in 'Y'" (DE59)
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
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<< <i>I was just wondering, How did so many of your coins acquire the same toning Utah? I've seen this same toning on the Lincoln's, Buffs, and SMS coins in your auctions. >>
As I have mentioned on a few occasions, last year I bought a HUGH collection/hoard of hundreds and hundreds of SMS sets, proof sets, commems and assorted albums of coins from an estate in WV. This guy stored all of his coins in a garage in metal lockers. These lockers also had gunsmithing & gun cleaning chemicals and supplies. This guy had also been a coal miner, so along with all the chemicals, also included in the lockers were overalls and jackets that appeared to be covered with coal dust.
I believe this combination of coal dust and chemicals accounts for the color on most of these coins. If I hadn't gone back there and seen it for myself, I wouldn't have believed it.
It is interesting that I can send a batch of coins to PCGS and/or NGC and they slab 100% on some submissions and 50% on others. >>
I wasn't suggesting AT, but only curious because I have seen a lot of SMS sets with the same toning on them. I was just curious of how you acquired so many and you answered that. I didn't mean to sound rude if I was, those are some nice coins and I would like to own some myself.
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<< <i>I was just wondering, How did so many of your coins acquire the same toning Utah? I've seen this same toning on the Lincoln's, Buffs, and SMS coins in your auctions. >>
As I have mentioned on a few occasions, last year I bought a HUGH collection/hoard of hundreds and hundreds of SMS sets, proof sets, commems and assorted albums of coins from an estate in WV. This guy stored all of his coins in a garage in metal lockers. These lockers also had gunsmithing & gun cleaning chemicals and supplies. This guy had also been a coal miner, so along with all the chemicals, also included in the lockers were overalls and jackets that appeared to be covered with coal dust.
I believe this combination of coal dust and chemicals accounts for the color on most of these coins. If I hadn't gone back there and seen it for myself, I wouldn't have believed it.
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I'm hardly the experts that some are here , but with the numerous carbon spots and knowing what sulfur does to metal in general , the WV line is very plausible IMO.
AT or not the coin is still a wozzer !!
-----As I have mentioned on a few occasions, last year I bought a HUGH collection/hoard of hundreds and hundreds of SMS sets, proof sets, commems and assorted albums of coins from an estate in WV.
-----The great majority of "super toner" Mint State Buffalo Nickels are artificially toned.
wasn't/isn't the guy who did all the Buffalo's from the Chicago area, probably the guy who AT'd the Buffalo in the first edition PCGS Grading guide???
ah, West Virginia, the explained origin of that Appalacian Hoard of AT Jefferson War Nickels!!!! i suppose it's the high sulfer air from all that bad coal in the region.
hey, i tend to believe duck stories myself. you know, if it walks like a duck and all that.
<< <i>The great majority of "super toner" Mint State Buffalo Nickels are artificially toned. >>
You may want to include many of the eary matte and later brilliant proof examples with wild color as well...
john
Eventually the pendelum WILL swing and it WILL get certified - give it time!