I Do Dare Call This a Monster Toner

QCCoinGuy

This was in a 20 year old ICCS holder, graded MS64 (that's the Canadian tpg). Will be sending this to our hosts in the near future.

asheland

Nice.

BAJJERFAN

Nice but not monster nice.

keets

think it has a monster fingerprint right on the cheek.

ricko

Not a coin I would purchase... might go 63 at our hosts... Good luck and let us know.... Cheers, RickO

291fifth

One sided toner ... strike one. Fingerprint in prime focal area ... strike two. Common date ... strike three.

QCCoinGuy

Maybe I'll just chuck it.

airplanenut

Pretty, yes. Monster, no.

@ricko said:
Not a coin I would purchase... might go 63 at our hosts... Good luck and let us know.... Cheers, RickO

Might go 63? Unless something's really hidden in those photos, that's an easy 64/65.

ricko

@airplanenut ....You could be right Jeremy... between the mark on the neck, splotchy tarnish and what look like marks on the reverse, I could be judging it harshly.... Not my type of coin... Cheers, RickO

ElmerFusterpuck

That's a nice coin, but no monster. While two-sided toners are desirable, there is nothing wrong with a one sided one. The money side is the obverse, so that helps there.

DollarAfterDollar

Without the print it's a "mini-monster". Not Godzilla but not bad either. Clean cheek and left field tell me it gets at least MS 65 here. ATS it' likely gets a star.

QCCoinGuy

In hand view

airplanenut

@ricko said:
@airplanenut ....You could be right Jeremy... between the mark on the neck, splotchy tarnish and what look like marks on the reverse, I could be judging it harshly.... Not my type of coin... Cheers, RickO

That's a minor mark on the neck, not to mention it's blown up in a big photo. And 65s have marks. To say it may be a 63 is to say it's a 62 with an upside. This coin isn't anywhere close to being as baggy and/or lifeless as a 62 would be.

I know you don't like toning, but it's ridiculous to denigrate color beyond preference. This isn't splotchy toning. It's colorful, bright, and has smooth transitions. If you don't like toning, fine, it's not for you, but once we've established the coin is toned, the toning doesn't get worse just because it exists. I'm not a fan of most white coins that have been dipped, but there's a big difference between one that remains lustrous and has eye appeal versus one that's overdipped and flat. I can express a preference for a coin that isn't white, but just because a coin is white doesn't mean I'm going to say it's an overdipped piece of junk.