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| 1942-S |
United States
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5C 1942 S
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NGC MS 67
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- The surfaces of this coin are spectacular. The obverse fields are essentially perfect and this war nickel is well deserving of the assigned grade. In addition, the obverse fields are graced by soft blushes of captivating iridescent lavender and lime green toning. And just when you thought you were done, you flip it over and are greeted by a stunning reverse. Immensely attractive toning including gold, patches of lime green, cobalt blue, violet, and magenta leave the observer in awe.
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| 1943-S |
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| 1945-D |
United States
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5C 1945 D
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NGC MS 67
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Mintage: 37 Million
Full Step Availability: 20%
Population MS67: 2192/2
Date/mm Information: No where near the same quality of the Denver issues from 1943 & 1944 but attractive examples are available.
Coin Description:
This coin is from the Appalachian hoard and part of the pedigreed Bingham Collection. The obverse is bathed in aquamarine and accented by antique bronze highlights. The reverse is mindblowing. Primarily gold toned with blushes of magenta and absolutely booming luster. Although the photos are excellent and provide and outstanding view of the surface and color, they can't truly represent the luster. An extraordinary piece with fantastic surfaces, great color, and the most amazing luster I have ever seen on a Jefferson nickel.
Comments:
This is the coin that spawned the "INSPIRATION" for the Atlantic City Set of Jefferson Nickels. Before April 2008, I was simply a toned coin collector. I had no focus or goals and just purchased every rainbow toned Morgan Dollar, Mercury Dime, Washington Quarter, Franklin Half Dollar that I could find. One day, while browsing Anaconda Rare Coins inventory, I saw this Appalachian toned Jefferson and it was love at first sight. It seems that Brandon wrestled away a handful of Appalachians from Gregg "the Monsterman" Bingham. I immediately purchased the entire lot. I bought the five Appalachians and set a goal to complete a rainbow toned war nickel set. Over the next year, I complete that endeavor and my set still sits ranked number 2 in the NGC registry. Upon completion of the war nickel set, I expanded my goal to complete the entire Jefferson series from 1938-1964. And this is the coin that started it all.
The Appalachian Hoard of Jefferson Nickels appeared on the market in October of 2000. The story was that a dealer came upon a hoard of nickels in an estate near the Appalachian mountains and had the coins certified by NGC. My investigation into the subject has yielded four different certification numbers for the Appalachian Hoard and they are:
291239-xxx
291240-xxx
291279-xxx
291281-xxx
Every Appalachian was dramatically toned and many of the original certified coins had the now discontinued "T" designation on the label. Many collectors have never seen or even heard of the "T" designation which stood for toning, and also don't know about the "W" designation counterpart for white coins. The "T" designation was basically the precursor for the star designation and is extremely rare since it has been discontinued for the past 8 years. This coin is unique in that it was re-holdered to add the Bingham pedigree as well as the star designation. However, the NGC employee who created the label forgot to remove the "T" designation and this may be the only NGC holdered coin to bear both the "T" designation and star designation at the same time.
I own eight different Appalachian Jefferson Nickels and everyone is stunningly patinated. Although only 3 reside in this registry set, that fact does not diminish the eye appeal of these coins. And the price of these coins reflects the quality of the eye appeal. This one drove a premium of 18X Numismedia Wholesale.
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| 1945-S |
United States
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5C 1945 S
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NGC MS 67
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Mintage: 58.9 Million
Full Step Availability: 0.33%
Date/mm Information: The worst quality of coins of all of the war nickels and full step coins are very rare.
Coin Description:
This coin belongs hanging on a wall in the impressionist gallery at the MET. The reverse toning might as well have been imparted by Monet himself. It is certainly one of the most attractive and uniquely toned coins of the entire series. The obverse is bright gold with pink and aqua highlights. The reverse is toned with vibrant bright green, gold, pink, and magenta. A one of a kind beauty from the appalachian hoard and the pedigreed Bingham Collection.
Comments:
This is the last remaining Appalachian toned Jeffersons in this registry set and is one of the original coins purchased in April 2008 that started the Atlantic City Set. The other two, 44-D & 45-D have been replaced by upgrades as improbable as that is. Like the 1945-D was, this coin is pedigreed to Gregg Bingham. Gregg is nicknamed the monsterman on the various coin forums and played linebacker in the NFL for the Houston Oilers. His collection consists primarily of monster toned commemoratives with monster grades. The fact that he owned this coin is a testament to it's quality. Some collectors think that slab pedigrees are silly, unless the name is Eliasberg. IMO, Bingham might be on the same level as Eliasberg with regards to toned coins, specifically toned commemoratives. In September, Gregg made a rare post on the NGC forums in a thread about star designations. To honor his return to the boards, I posted photos of my Bingham pedigreed Appalachians. This was his response: "thanks for the 5 cent tribute...i have 4 more of those left and they are disneyland on acid and out of this world"
A monster coin with a monster pedigree and a monster testimonial carries a monster price tag and I paid 14X Numismedia Wholesale for this coin.
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