Show and tell: what do you think constitutes great eye appeal?
oldcameoproofsguy
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Everyones opinion of great eye appeal is different.
I'm really picky about the look of the coins I purchase. I love toning, but not just any toning. I love toning that is colorful but not radioactive. The colors must be subtle and have a very original look to them, almost antique. I almost always gravitate towards toned coins that have bullseye and peripheral toning on both the obverse and reverse. I especially love it when the obverse and reverse have similar looks to them.
Strike, luster and technical merits are of course important as well. A mushy beat up coin with flat luster can have the most beautiful toning in the world and still wouldn't have great eye appeal, IMO.
Post what you feel constitutes great eye appeal and tell us why.
I'm really picky about the look of the coins I purchase. I love toning, but not just any toning. I love toning that is colorful but not radioactive. The colors must be subtle and have a very original look to them, almost antique. I almost always gravitate towards toned coins that have bullseye and peripheral toning on both the obverse and reverse. I especially love it when the obverse and reverse have similar looks to them.
Strike, luster and technical merits are of course important as well. A mushy beat up coin with flat luster can have the most beautiful toning in the world and still wouldn't have great eye appeal, IMO.
Post what you feel constitutes great eye appeal and tell us why.
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Registry 1909-1958 Proof Lincolns
It all depends on the coin... as you said, some people will love it; others hate it.
Jeremy
PS- Here's one of the ones I've got that has great eye appeal:
In my opinion, you can't have great eye appeal without beautiful color -
1799 AU Draped Bust Dollar
1898 PCGS Proof 62 Cameo Morgan Dollar
Stuart
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Exceptional eye appeal = Eye appeal = having characteristics such that you SAY a possitive explative when you see it... "Man... Wow... Holy Cow... Geez... and a number of other explatives that I dont use."
David
David
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Lincolncentman, that 58-D quarter is Special!
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<< <i>OldCameoProofsGuy: Are these the kind of 2 sided toners that you were referring to? >>
Yeah Stuart, that about sums it up!
Subtle toning with luster
<< <i>Great eye appeal for me is a nice original (un messed with) circulated look. Enough dirt and grime to show it's seen it's fair share of transactions over the years and not a coin that was stuck in a drawer for 100 years. Also, not so worn that you can't see the beauty of the design of the coin.
I'll add exhibit B and Exhibit C to Rich's Argument...
1834 VF30 LM-3
1832 VF20 LM-12
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Wonderful pictures, all. Thank you so much for sharing that which someone like me hardly ever gets to see, much less hold or own. :-)
As to your question, I don't have but a coin or two that I would say constitute great eye appeal - but they're moderns - I don't feel like head bashed in today.
Sometimes I think it is easier to point out that which does not have eye appeal that what does - that is, eye appeal is a matter of taste and subjective desire. I like colored coins that have really sporadic patterns of color, less so with those with only a single non-standard color or super-uniform color.
I do like original looking circulated coins - like the lovely, warm, and friendly SLQ Jeremy sold me at auction. I do like the color of brass-like coins (such as the Sacagawea and Loonie) when freshly struck - and the color of cartwheely coins of silver, too. They don't have to be colorful to make me happy.