Nickel Fanatics - A beauty I found today in a mint set 0

[Woods020]

I was at a monthly “trade day” today to enjoy some sunny weather, and bought a few coins. I bought a 1962 mint set in OGP for the nickel. My pictures stink, but it’s a deep blue/grey. Almost looks dipped the toning is so glossy. Thought some might enjoy. I’ll probably slab this one in the next grading submission just to preserve. 

[Woods020]

[Sharann]

It is really pretty!! Love that color

[Lem E]

Thats a looker. If you hadn’t said something I would have said it was starting to turn to that pink magenta red. Good steps too. I like it. Nice grab.

[MarkFeld]

The coin looks more like a Proof than a business strike.

Either way, paying to have it graded would be a very costly, unnecessary way to preserve it.

[numisport]

Yes it looks like a proof. Square rims are the giveaway. Many of these were separated when hundreds of thousands of these sets were broken up for silver melt.

Edited March 21, 2021 by numisport

[Woods020]

Yes sorry mis-wording on the original post. I should have said mint proof set. It’s definitely a proof. I just really like the color and hadn’t seen one toned exactly like this one. 

[Alex in PA.]

Not too shabby at all.  Nice pick up.  Your hunt continues.

[Hoghead515]

That is a beautiful color. I love those toned proof nickles. I got one that is a beautiful cobalt blue color.  They are beautiful. I'm a sucker for them. 

[VKurtB]

This coin is one of the “Blue ‘62” nickels sometimes found in 1962 proof sets. There are some really intensely blue ones. The 1961 nickels often trended to yellow or green tones. One person whose knowledge I trust credits trace amounts of cobalt in the 1962 proof nickel alloy, but had no theory on the 1961’s. 

[Woods020]

2 hours ago, VKurtB said:

This coin is one of the “Blue ‘62” nickels sometimes found in 1962 proof sets. There are some really intensely blue ones. The 1961 nickels often trended to yellow or green tones. One person whose knowledge I trust credits trace amounts of cobalt in the 1962 proof nickel alloy, but had no theory on the 1961’s. 

Vkurt I believe there is something to this. When I was looking at it cobalt was definitely what I was thinking. I’m no metallurgist by any means, but that does make sense judging by the way it looks. 

[Hoghead515]

21 hours ago, VKurtB said:

This coin is one of the “Blue ‘62” nickels sometimes found in 1962 proof sets. There are some really intensely blue ones. The 1961 nickels often trended to yellow or green tones. One person whose knowledge I trust credits trace amounts of cobalt in the 1962 proof nickel alloy, but had no theory on the 1961’s. 

The 62 set I bought had a beautiful blue nickle in it as well.