Wicked Eye Tooling On This Toned 1948 S Nickle

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twohawks Pillar of the Community United States 1551 Posts	Posted 01/14/2021 11:03 am This is something I have never seen ! Edited by twohawks 01/14/2021 3:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff

ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19195 Posts	Posted 01/14/2021 11:09 am Interesting toning too. Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 01/14/2021 11:10 am Same here. That is some harsh die work. Report this Post to the Staff
jjttdw New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 01/14/2021 11:15 am Looks like Jefferson is crying. Cool toning. Report this Post to the Staff
Pacificoin Pillar of the Community Canada 5400 Posts	Posted 01/14/2021 11:35 am Change your title , clearly a 1948 S. Pretty colour , Jefferson is clearly crying ! Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19195 Posts	Posted 01/14/2021 11:35 am Pre-dates the widespread use of Botox. Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 01/14/2021 11:47 am That is neat. I would guess that they didn't polish after that die work. Great eye on your part for finding it. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/14/2021 12:04 pm Great close-ups! Report this Post to the Staff
Rothery Pillar of the Community 2145 Posts	Posted 01/14/2021 12:48 pm Great looking nickel beside the fact. Report this Post to the Staff
GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 01/14/2021 1:09 pm Pretty cool! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/14/2021 7:38 pm Looks like the wire brush fell into the depths of die on the nose and also the bottom of the jaw. No tooling, just a terrible job of polishing the die. Note how the scratches are raised above the design? Edited by coop 01/14/2021 8:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
twohawks Pillar of the Community United States 1551 Posts	Posted 01/15/2021 09:08 am 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. Report this Post to the Staff
That Coin Dude Pillar of the Community United States 1427 Posts	Posted 01/15/2021 09:48 am Beautiful coin. (sorry Jefferson) Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5675 Posts	Posted 01/15/2021 11:24 am 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. Report this Post to the Staff
Eyez Pillar of the Community United States 584 Posts	Posted 01/15/2021 12:38 pm definitely nice tone, and such a cool over worked worker on the die must have been a monday coin lol. Report this Post to the Staff
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