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Edited by twohawks 01/14/2021 3:35 pm
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Same here. That is some harsh die work.
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Looks like Jefferson is crying. Cool toning.
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Change your title , clearly a 1948 S. Pretty colour , Jefferson is clearly crying !
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Pre-dates the widespread use of Botox.
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That is neat. I would guess that they didn't polish after that die work.
Great eye on your part for finding it.
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Great looking nickel beside the fact.
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Edited by coop 01/14/2021 8:10 pm
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Well this and about 280 other coins are off to PCGS for Bulk and Economy orders. Brain R thinks this will MS-66 or maybe 67. I have it as an MS-65, but bought it from him at what ever grade it returns as. As far as being wire brushed, I don't think so Coop. The overall depth of the lines as well as the tops of the lines shape leads me too believe tooling. With the die steel being as hard as it has to be, I can't believe wire "even short stubby bristles are hard or stiff enough due this type of damage to this post hardened die.
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Beautiful coin. (sorry Jefferson)
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Very cool coin. Agree that the lines appear too thick and wavy to be errant die polishing. They look like die gouges, or tooling as you say. I can't imagine this was accidental--it almost looks like deliberate defacing of the die.
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definitely nice tone, and such a cool over worked worker on the die must have been a monday coin lol.
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