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magusxxx Valued Member United States 306 Posts	Posted 01/09/2008 04:48 am I was shocked by the beauty of this dime. In the coin store it had this opal fog around the design. Unfortunately I couldn't find any other denomination which looked this way. Is there a chance I could get a whole set (not necessarily the same year.)? It would be great to get an Eisenhower looking like this. Strangely enough, when I got the coin home and took a picture of it the fog was gone. Now it gives off a fantastic deep blue. (The inconsistency of the color is because it's still in the 2x2. Which it will stay until I find just the right book to put it in.) Report this Post to the Staff

amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 01/09/2008 05:58 am it look like the slip is adding some blue to it. Nice Roosey!! Report this Post to the Staff
1899 No longer with us United States 207 Posts	Posted 01/09/2008 06:43 am nice Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 01/09/2008 07:02 am Nice coin, but, I doubt that you'll find an Ike like that! Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 01/09/2008 11:39 am A number of the GSA proof Ikes have a sometimes nice bluish tone- those are the ones that were sold separately from the proof sets in the early 70s. Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 01/09/2008 12:44 pm I have a few like that ,, they came from a proof set that was super glued back together . I think the fumes from the glue did it . I did not do the gluing but the person I got the set from admitted to having cracked the seal and regluing it . 1970 proof set that I found at a yard sale for 2.00 a few years ago ,,I think I still have the coins somewhere in the mess I call my office . Metalman Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187862 Posts	Posted 01/09/2008 2:16 pm Nice Dime! My 1971S~1974S silver Eisenhower dollar proofs all have a blueish "more white than blue" fog on them. They were like that when I got them. The 1973S was the only "brown" Ike I actually bought still in the OGP. It was probably the easiest proof case I ever opened! Not sure how well any of these were stored before I got them. I think the toning on my clad Ike proofs have more blue to them, but nothing as nice as that dime! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Gary Burke Rest in Peace United States 3730 Posts	Posted 01/09/2008 6:18 pm Very attractive dime. Report this Post to the Staff
Amazon99 Pillar of the Community United States 2443 Posts	Posted 01/09/2008 7:15 pm I like the dime. Maybe the fog will come back when the right light is on it? Report this Post to the Staff
chrycopaul Pillar of the Community Canada 1106 Posts	Posted 01/09/2008 7:22 pm Are you sure it is not the holder that is fogged? Report this Post to the Staff
magusxxx Valued Member United States 306 Posts	Posted 01/10/2008 02:20 am Positive the holder isn't giving the fog or giving it the color. Report this Post to the Staff
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