Yikes! What do you guys think of this one?

braddick

I love it! I wish even just a part of my collection looked like this! (His other auctions are pretty cool too.)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=803677650

LanLord

wild colors, are they real?

Paultjuno

A little Tarn-X will fix that and make it good as new

IndianHeadMan

how did that get in a holder?

braddick

I have zero doubt this one (and his others) are 100% REAL. I've not seen red mixed with green faked before plus check the devices and the fields and see how the toning creeps up the side of the devices. Probably in a cardboard coin folder for decades. NEAT coin!

I'd bid, but why bother? It'll end up going for some serious coin- probably from a Washington quarter collector who loves originality.

His Morgan and Indian cent are steller too!

eminem

now who can argue with the look of that coin...i like blast white but that is awesome

presleyh

I just dont get it. Why would you want an ugly quarter in a plastic slab? I dont think i would want to touch that one if I found it lying on the road.

MastaHanky

FAP

toyonakataro

I wonder why this seller has so much toned stuff.
He has just ended auction with lots of toned coins last night

braddick

<< <i>I just dont get it. Why would you want an ugly quarter in a plastic slab? I dont think i would want to touch that one if I found it lying on the road. >>


And I'm grateful for that opinion. The prices are HIGH enough. Can you imagine if EVERY collector sought these out?!

KoinKollector

This guy has some hot coins. That proof indian cent!!!! Who is the seller?

nwcs

Definitely real toning, definitely neat looking! It'll go for >$100 I bet.

drOcoinOoperator

That coin looks cooked!!!Really. JMHO.

http://www.coinsite.com/content/origcoindoc/p0000080.htm

Trime

Confession: I can't tell whether this coin is AT or original. I would have guessed the former from the scan.
I will go to the ANA summer course and attend the session on AT and other altered coins. I want to be as smart as the rest of you . In truth, I suspect there are many coins that are indistinguishable (AT vs original)and many experts that can't be sure!

Clankeye

I absolutely believe the toning is original. I think the seller's attempts in this case to get the most out of the color in the scan actually work against it. It's too much. I posted on some other threads about a different coin he was selling. I have purchased a colorful quarter from him. The colors were all there, just a little less vibrant than in the photo. As TomB said the other day about some pictures posted, you can tell the coin is being hit with a very intense light source. The colors are there, but probably will not look the way they appear in the scan. Do I think this is a manipulation of the image that goes almost into a shady area? No. I see a lot of sellers on eBay who specialize in colorful coins, going to great lengths to showcase that color to it's fullest. Sometimes I think though, they almost do the coins a disservice. Sometimes less is more.
Carl

NWCS--- I think it will go for more than $100. Just my guess.

Edited to add: All of the above is of course, just an opinion. The seller in question here I know to have stellar feedback, and I was satisfied with my one transaction with him also.

coinguy1

In two words - original, gorgeous.

agentjim007

I don't like that one. IMHO (In My Hairbrained Opinion)

Colorfulcoins

As the consigner of this wonderful 1951-S washington, let me first say that I cracked this coin out of an ICG MS67 holder and I felt it was a "hope-a, hope-a" PCGS MS67 coin.....but honestly expected to get a MS66 back. Course, I was floored when it came back a MS65 - and it wasn't the only "surprise" I got in that recent submission! Anyhow, the coin is an absolute monster 2-sided coin with tremendous colors on both sides.....however, it is not as "red" as it appears. Much of the red is in reality closer to orange and deep gold with a red tint - the green is truly green. As a lover of colorfully toned coins (ie. lots of color), this is one fine quarter! (and undergraded too). The colors on this coin are so intense it absolutely saturates the picture - and that's the honest truth. This is not a toned coin for the collector of "delicate" toning. If it weren't mine - I'd be bidding on it but I just got a very pretty PCGS MS67 with colorful toning from Bob Z.

braddick

I stepped up. Now we'll see how long my bid lasts!

coppercoins

<< <i>Yikes! What do you guys think of this one? >>



In a word - Ugly....it grades maybe MS62....but that would be a stretch.

braddick

3cents just beat my bid!

MrD

Craig,
After reading this string I have decided to make one of my infrequent posts. The 1951s picture was taken using a reveal bulb and under that lighting condition the coin is that red. I know that it might be hard to believe but it is. I want to thank everyone that has been visiting my ebay sight and would like to say that I am running extremely low on toned coins for my auctions and would be extremely grateful for any consignments.
Dick