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Nasty or Nice ?

Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,529 ✭✭✭✭✭
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You make the call


Dave
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  • FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭
    I bet that's a golden beauty with lots of original mint luster under the toning. Teletrade pics have been running kinda dark lately - I'd bet it's a keeper!

    Frank
  • a2labmoma2labmom Posts: 1,623
    to answer the question in the thread title...

    nasty


    just my opinion.
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  • FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭
    Oh mom - a little toning never hurt anyone! image
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    Lucy sez nice and realizes that these toned coins tend to look better in person.....
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  • joemon2joemon2 Posts: 56
    I like original toning but this one just doesn't appeal to me, especially at the ms65 level.
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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,964 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't mind the toning - the coin looks original, but the killer for these coins is whether or not there is rub on the knee. If there is forget it.

    Don't laugh. I've rub on the knee on MS-65 or full head graded coins. To me that makes no sense and it makes the coins into "roach motel" purhcases. (You will never check out with all of your money if you pay the catalog price for the coin).
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  • a2labmoma2labmom Posts: 1,623
    I prefer rainbow type toning to any other toning. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of toning, but I love to look at the rainbow toned pieces.
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  • prooflikeprooflike Posts: 3,879 ✭✭
    It kindda looks like it has a lot of luster...might be a nice piece at the right price.
    image
  • MrLeeMrLee Posts: 1,847 ✭✭✭
    Looks like a coffee table piece.........and somebody got sloppy.
  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    If you like red white & blue monsters or blast white dippees it's probably ugly.
    As an original toned and relative mark free but weakly struck Classic 25¢ I think it's very nice.
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
  • BigD5BigD5 Posts: 3,433 ✭
    I like Dog's "originally toned and weakly struck" description. Now, how much is that sort of coin worth to you? To me? I wouldn't be very aggressive with that piece.....at all. It's not ugly, but far from pretty.
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  • IrishMikeIrishMike Posts: 7,737 ✭✭✭
    I like it very much, it has a lot of potential. I don't collect this series, but it is a strong candidate for NCS. I bet they could clean this one up real nice.
  • DHeathDHeath Posts: 8,472 ✭✭✭
    Beauty I guess is in the eye of the beholder, but I wouldn't mind having her in my collection.image
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  • its4realits4real Posts: 451 ✭✭
    I wouldn't mind owning that one either image Although, I prefer the prettier toning also.

    I don't like "nasty" - - how about "unattractive"? image
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  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    CLEAN IT UP!!! You could dip it but then it would be just another 25¢ You blasphemyist IrishMike!! image
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    Make that blasphemyer. Sorry.
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
  • Coin FinderCoin Finder Posts: 7,162 ✭✭✭✭✭
    In hand, I do not think you will like it. That is my gut feeling and it is big.

    If I have to ask, I am usually trying to convince myself.

    Tbig
  • IrishMikeIrishMike Posts: 7,737 ✭✭✭
    Blashphemer! image I didn't mean to imply that it needed a full blown bath. Just a touch up.image

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