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1999D Nickel With Frosty Finish Question?
I am going through several dollars worth of Jefferson nickels and I
have found a real nice 1999 D with a frosty looking finish. It does not have the spinning cartwheel luster of a normal coin, but wear wise it is a high AU. No marks, just very slight wear on the high points. No nicks, bag marks, etc. Rims are nice. Being that it is a flat frosty looking finish and not shiny and is a D mint and not a proof, is this what is called a Matte finish? I can see no signs of whizz marks. Why would anyone clean a 1999D nickel anyway. The only Jefferson I have on my long list of things to look for with a matte finish is a 1997. The finish looks proof like. Could this be a business strike on a proof planchet? Any input you might have on this will be appreciated. |
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MIckey wrote:
I am going through several dollars worth of Jefferson nickels and I have found a real nice 1999 D with a frosty looking finish. It does not have the spinning cartwheel luster of a normal coin, but wear wise it is a high AU. No marks, just very slight wear on the high points. No nicks, bag marks, etc. Rims are nice. Being that it is a flat frosty looking finish and not shiny and is a D mint and not a proof, is this what is called a Matte finish? I can see no signs of whizz marks. Why would anyone clean a 1999D nickel anyway. The only Jefferson I have on my long list of things to look for with a matte finish is a 1997. The finish looks proof like. Could this be a business strike on a proof planchet? Any input you might have on this will be appreciated. Bruce Hickmott, IIRC, answered a similar question a few weeks ago by suggesting that coins with exceptional surfaces, like yours, are 'first strikes' from fresh dies. It makes sense to me. I've set aside for further study a 2002 Jefferson with particularly pathetic luster, no depth on the devices, and a date that looks extra wide, as though added with a crayon. ;-) It's likely the product of a worn die. Alan 'keeps the exceptional, good and bad' |
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Subject: 1999D Nickel With Frosty Finish Question?
From: (MIckey) I am going through several dollars worth of Jefferson nickels and I have found a real nice 1999 D with a frosty looking finish. It does not have the spinning cartwheel luster of a normal coin, but wear wise it is a high AU. No marks, just very slight wear on the high points. No nicks, bag marks, etc. Rims are nice. Being that it is a flat frosty looking finish and not shiny and is a D mint and not a proof, is this what is called a Matte finish? I can see no signs of whizz marks. Why would anyone clean a 1999D nickel anyway. The only Jefferson I have on my long list of things to look for with a matte finish is a 1997. The finish looks proof like. Could this be a business strike on a proof planchet? Any input you might have on this will be appreciated. I have run across a fair number of BU recent cents that have a "frosty" or "matte" finish to them. These turned out to be examples of die fatigue (die wear, die deterioration). Check your nickel to see if the design elements look "puffy". If they do, then it's probably die fatigue. Host: Error Coin Information Exchange (Yahoo:Groups); CONECA #2969. Opinions expressed here are strictly my own. |
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On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 09:41:01 -0400, Alan & Erin Williams
wrote: MIckey wrote: I am going through several dollars worth of Jefferson nickels and I have found a real nice 1999 D with a frosty looking finish. It does not have the spinning cartwheel luster of a normal coin, but wear wise it is a high AU. No marks, just very slight wear on the high points. No nicks, bag marks, etc. Rims are nice. Being that it is a flat frosty looking finish and not shiny and is a D mint and not a proof, is this what is called a Matte finish? I can see no signs of whizz marks. Why would anyone clean a 1999D nickel anyway. The only Jefferson I have on my long list of things to look for with a matte finish is a 1997. The finish looks proof like. Could this be a business strike on a proof planchet? Any input you might have on this will be appreciated. Bruce Hickmott, IIRC, answered a similar question a few weeks ago by suggesting that coins with exceptional surfaces, like yours, are 'first strikes' from fresh dies. It makes sense to me. Hehe, one vote for first strike from the dies, and one for the dies wearing out. |
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