@Aercus said:
"the color on the bottom of the reverse is a little concerning, may not be market acceptable."
I'm always trying to learn. Would love to know what you mean by this as well.
No problem, as you can see, even seasoned collectors and dealers can disagree on what makes a coin "questionable toning". In this case: the color alone is not enough, it is electric blue, but probably not as vibrant in hand. However, note that the blue color doesn't begin at the edge of the coin, but rather suddenly appears midway into the denomination on the lower reverse. The blue is also somewhat splotchy and does not "transition" to other colors smoothly.
It also does not follow elements of the design. Compare to this coin, where even when the blue doesn't touch the edges, it transitions smoothly and the contours follow the elements of the design.
On expensive raw purchases I have usually tried to seek out an objective coin expert to get a rigorous view of the coin. Uncertified coins can be high risk and I don't like to lose money.
@Aercus said:
"the color on the bottom of the reverse is a little concerning, may not be market acceptable."
I'm always trying to learn. Would love to know what you mean by this as well.
No problem, as you can see, even seasoned collectors and dealers can disagree on what makes a coin "questionable toning". In this case: the color alone is not enough, it is electric blue, but probably not as vibrant in hand. However, note that the blue color doesn't begin at the edge of the coin, but rather suddenly appears midway into the denomination on the lower reverse. The blue is also somewhat splotchy and does not "transition" to other colors smoothly.
It also does not follow elements of the design. Compare to this coin, where even when the blue doesn't touch the edges, it transitions smoothly and the contours follow the elements of the design.
Also the obverse matches the reverse which you won't usually find with artfully toned coins.
I'm late in replying to the thread, but since it's already been sold again, yes, i returned the coin. There were hairlines on it that came out via in hand inspection that I didn't like, so I sent it back for a refund (no questions asked, no issues getting the refund from them). They were easy to deal with.
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I just posted a $5000 retail coin I bought raw, so the “it’s too valuable to be raw” argument” has no legs.
No problem, as you can see, even seasoned collectors and dealers can disagree on what makes a coin "questionable toning". In this case: the color alone is not enough, it is electric blue, but probably not as vibrant in hand. However, note that the blue color doesn't begin at the edge of the coin, but rather suddenly appears midway into the denomination on the lower reverse. The blue is also somewhat splotchy and does not "transition" to other colors smoothly.
It also does not follow elements of the design. Compare to this coin, where even when the blue doesn't touch the edges, it transitions smoothly and the contours follow the elements of the design.
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On expensive raw purchases I have usually tried to seek out an objective coin expert to get a rigorous view of the coin. Uncertified coins can be high risk and I don't like to lose money.
Also the obverse matches the reverse which you won't usually find with artfully toned coins.
Looks like the OP returned the coin or the seller has another one that looks exactly the same.
I just noticed that, too. It seems more likely the coin was returned than the seller inadvertently re-listed it.
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I'm late in replying to the thread, but since it's already been sold again, yes, i returned the coin. There were hairlines on it that came out via in hand inspection that I didn't like, so I sent it back for a refund (no questions asked, no issues getting the refund from them). They were easy to deal with.