Is it real or is AT...

Bikingnut

I'm really having a hard time deciding on this one. Opinions anyone?

Real or AT

nwcs

You're right. It's a tough choice by photo. I'm not familiar with what mint set toning should look like on a 1950 set. My instinct tells me 70% likely to be market acceptible.

airplanenut

Looks like album toning to me... I'd say real

airplanenut

...or maybe mint set

wingedliberty

Hard as hell to tell. This is one of the toughest examples to determine whether its AT or not, due to multiple patterns available vis. a vis. mint set toning, I would say it should be a function of your aesthetics, I personally don't like it.

Russ

I think the toning is natural and the image is making it look more colorful than it would be in hand.

Russ, NCNE

Fairlaneman

Real for sure and probably from a Mint set. I have a couple that look very much like this coin especially on the reverse.

LucyBop

first off ..... no mint sets were made in 1950 so scratch that idea....


this looks like album toning to me.....

Fairlaneman

Can I change that to Mint Set Type Tone .....




I should stick with the Mercs.

more....

FC57Coins

That folks, is real toning all day long. My guess is that it is album toning, or that this coin was put into a mintset holder maybe back in the 60's or 70's and has resided there ever since. Remember that there weren't any mint sets made in 1950.

LucyBop

btw the seller is our own Baley....

come to think of it, Baley you sure do have alot of these coins you been selling for awhile now...

I'm two out of three with your coins... one bodybag for questionable color. i have another one that got sent today....

clackamas

Without reading any response...my gut tells me AT. Its the color creeping up from the fields onto the lettering. This should not happen with natural air transfer toning.

IMO

Bikingnut

Will it go 66? He's got some nice Rosies also that are definitely real. Oh and thanks Lucy for the 52P. It's a beauty.

fountainheadgold

<< <i>I think the toning is natural and the image is making it look more colorful than it would be in hand.




I agree with Russ

XpipedreamR

I can't say it's AT, as I've seen NT like that. I'd buy it as NT.

LucyBop

Even though one of the washies I bought from Baley got bagg'd, that coin is very pretty.... With coins that have color, it can be a crap shoot sometimes......

All my purchases from this cat have been outstanding... He gives killer descriptions.......

uofa1285

Natural envelope or paper toning.

Doug

rainbowroosie

Sorry, this is AT...done in an envelope using sulpher and vaseline...

Baley

I'm sorry, I don't know the history of this coin prior to a year or so ago, nor do I presume to guess how it was "done" (if it was)... It looks to me like album or envelope toning, but the coin must speak for itself, the photos are in fact accurate, and the auction starts at face value, so the potential bidders can decide how much they think it's worth. (I will say that I bought the coin off of eBay, that I paid more than the current high bid, and if it doesn't go any higher, will take a loss on it. c'est la vie)

It was for the set of toned silver Washingtons I'm working on, and I have since upgraded to this piece, which I like a whole lot better:

nankraut

Well...I go with rainbowroosie on this one. AT, but nicely doctored for sure.

eagle7

AT as has been indicated by RainbowRoosie.

Shamika

The colors look natural, but the eveness of the colors over the entire surface is not natural.

Even though it's artificially toned, I suspect that it will prove to be market acceptable.