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I'm trying to learn what NOT to do where nickel is concerned. This certainly isn't the result of acid/pickling solution, but is it natural toning? Has anyone seen this rainbow look on the buffalo 5c before? Or would it grade the dreaded "altered color" on a slab?   edit: so in the field, on both ob/rev, I see little "holes" near where it meets the rim? true? that would have resulted in/from an acid dip of some sort? Is this a problem coin? Edited by rynegold
05/23/2015 08:35 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks unc to me and a nice strike, or fresh dies at that. The horn looks rounded, which is a good thing. Not sure about the toning though. Did someone AT to hide a dip? Will wait for the experts.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Looks mint state to me. not sure of multi color toning when the buffalo is grainy.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd say real, I've seen this type of toning on a PCGS graded Buff.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I think its natural ask. Shes a beauty. Great color. Above avg strike. I'm thinking MS66
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks all OK to me, but I don't know enough about these to make good comment on surface roughness.
Edited by sel_69l
05/24/2015 02:41 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Definitely a VLDS witch explains the graininess. Or someone soaked it in acid a little to bring out some extra details then added toning to hide it.
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Pillar of the Community
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Is that why such a grainy porous looking surface on the obverse? The acid ate away at it?
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SSK ..... what' VLDS stand for ? I looked in the glossary and couldn't find it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very late die state, it happens when the die is very close to the end of its life.
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Pillar of the Community
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ChildOfTheWheat is correct about VLDS.
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Pillar of the Community
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So let me ask a stupid question, how do you get a round horn on a VLDS? Maybe the horn is flatter than it appears, or I'm not seeing it correctly.
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I'd say MS65 on this  |
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