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What do you guys think of this rainbow toned 1962-D Franklin Half Dollar?

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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    MS-64? 90% FBL?

    Roughly 25% "MA" 75% "QT"?

    moderate premium for "cool colors"?

    a fun coin for $20 or $40,
    would be absurd at a much higher "retail" price imo

    edit: who's it certified by? image

    Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry

  • JcarneyJcarney Posts: 3,154 ✭
    I don't find it all that eye-appealing and wouldn't buy it, but think it's probably NT. But then again who the hell knows anymore? I would say that it's market acceptable.
    “When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” — Benjamin Franklin


    My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
  • kryptonitecomicskryptonitecomics Posts: 9,185 ✭
    Color looks highly questionable to me....holdered or not. I wouldn't touch that coin as I don't find it attractive at all.
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  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    color is very suspect to me.....

    my Franklins never tone in such a manner.... Toning pattern is inconsistent with album toning...

    my vote is AT on that eyesore....
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Come on, now, you people secretly like it but because of recent events you're all skittish. image

    Russ, NCNE
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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I said I liked it as an MS64, more fun to look at than a white one in that grade.

    Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry

  • AU58WALKERSAU58WALKERS Posts: 3,562 ✭
    i know less than nothing about AT/NT, but that looks like it was put on with a paint brush.
    But it is PURTY.
    "Everyday above ground is a good day"

  • OldnewbieOldnewbie Posts: 1,425 ✭✭
    Lucy says AT, I say AT.

    image

    imageimage
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Come on, now, you people secretly like it but because of recent events you're all skittish. image

    Russ, NCNE >>




    Its a POS..... spend it, dip it...... let MadMarty torch it....

    why, it even makes a Kennedy look acceptable....
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
    MS63 non-FBL and unattractive.
  • IrishMikeIrishMike Posts: 7,737 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Come on, now, you people secretly like it but because of recent events you're all skittish. image

    Russ, NCNE >>




    Its a POS..... spend it, dip it...... let MadMarty torch it....

    why, it even makes a Kennedy look acceptable.... >>



    Cough cough bullchit. image
  • FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,425 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Come on, now, you people secretly like it but because of recent events you're all skittish. image

    Russ, NCNE >>



    Not at all.

    I do not like the color at all. From the picture it looks AT to me. Even if it is real its ugly.

    Ken
  • GemineyeGemineye Posts: 5,374 ✭
    It's modern crap ........but lovely..................image
    ......Larry........image
  • chabot510chabot510 Posts: 1,291 ✭
    a suspect 64 imo
    Nick
  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,460 ✭✭✭✭✭
    MS62, no FBL due to "hit". few distractions on face and field on the obverse. Natural toning.

    oh wait, it's an NGC holder ?


    MS64 and still no FULL BELL LINES
    while I am not too crazy about toning, it still looks natural to me. I would think exposure to some natural oils from touching in conjunction with long term album storage likely causes this.

  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I would think exposure to some natural oils from touching in conjunction with long term album storage likely causes this. >>



    This isnt album toning on a Franklin, it isn't remotely even close.
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    I can't believe the way you people are slamming my coin. I just wanted a little happy talk.

    Russ, NCNE
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  • dragondragon Posts: 4,548 ✭✭
    2X melt........next
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I can't believe the way you people are slamming my coin. I just wanted a little happy talk.

    Russ, NCNE >>




    watch out for Russel....

    he's very sneaky......

    sneaky sneak!
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • OldnewbieOldnewbie Posts: 1,425 ✭✭


    << <i>I can't believe the way you people are slamming my coin. I just wanted a little happy talk.

    Russ, NCNE >>



    Buy a round of beer.
  • tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭
    AT AT AT

    The darker sopts on the front and overall pattern on the reverse suggest this is not NT.
  • GemineyeGemineye Posts: 5,374 ✭


    << <i>AT AT AT

    The darker sopts on the front and overall pattern on the reverse suggest this is not NT. >>



    Russ say it aint so.......................image
    ......Larry........image
  • ibzman350ibzman350 Posts: 5,315 ✭
    Happy talk??????????????


    I'll happily tell you its AT and fugly.




    Herb
    Remember it's not how you pick your nose that matters, it's where you put the boogers.
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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    So, I guess you people are saying that the grading service screwed up on this one.

    Russ, NCNE
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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    PS: Here's a closeup image of the lower reverse:

    image

    Russ, NCNE
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  • FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,425 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>So, I guess you people are saying that the grading service screwed up on this one.

    Russ, NCNE >>



    Let me guess....ACG ?

    Ken
  • DD Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭
    Mint set? Some of the colors look like the Quarter you submitted before ;o.

    PS: I rarely get this many responses to one of my threads, even if they are negative image.

    -Daniel
    "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

    -Aristotle

    Dum loquimur fugerit invida aetas. Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.

    -Horace
  • fcfc Posts: 12,793 ✭✭✭
    i cannot tell if it was AT or NT. does it really matter?

    i think the coin looks nice, not my cup of tea, but I took
    a few looks at it, and that is more then most coins get.
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Let me guess....ACG ? >>



    Nope, ACG has clear plastic. The plastic of this holder is white.

    Russ, NCNE

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  • DD Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭
    Isn't it an NGC holder?

    -Daniel
    "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

    -Aristotle

    Dum loquimur fugerit invida aetas. Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.

    -Horace
  • GemineyeGemineye Posts: 5,374 ✭
    I'm getting a bit of education in Frankie toners.....................image
    ......Larry........image
  • FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,425 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Rack another one up for the expert AT slabbers ?

    I think we are beginning to know who this is if my statement is true.

    Ken
  • bushmaster8bushmaster8 Posts: 5,616 ✭
    I'm going to reply 1st, w/o reading anyone else's comment, then go back and see what others think:

    Looks unnatural ...most likely done...of course there is a chance is real, but a small one IMO.

    Helluva nice strike!!
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    and they're cold.
    I don't want nobody to shoot me in the foxhole."
    Mary






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  • coinandcurrency242coinandcurrency242 Posts: 1,962 ✭✭✭✭
    MS 65 FBL?

    Positive BST as a seller: Namvet69, Lordmarcovan, Bigjpst, Soldi, mustanggt, CoinHoader, moursund, SufinxHi, al410, JWP

  • tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭
    PCI slab
  • kryptonitecomicskryptonitecomics Posts: 9,185 ✭
    SEGS slab perhaps???
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  • dizzyfoxxdizzyfoxx Posts: 9,823 ✭✭✭
    I image the reverse, I can tolerate the obverse.image
    image...There's always time for coin collecting. image
  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    the owner of the coin should be castrated, and the balls and the coin thrown into a volcano.

    a prayer should be said to appease the posse, and the coin and the testicles should never be mentioned again.

    Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry

  • dragondragon Posts: 4,548 ✭✭


    << <i>So, I guess you people are saying that the grading service screwed up on this one.

    Russ, NCNE >>





    Not necessarily, it could be in an ANACS net grade holder.
  • shmort6552shmort6552 Posts: 696
    Looks like some unusual markings near the crack in the bell in betwenn the two sets of bell lines.
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    image

    The coin is from our favorite eBay shake and baker, gototoningcoins, formerly tonecoin2003, formerly easyman168, formerly something else. I bought it raw from him a couple years ago and sent it off to PCI to see what they'd do with it.

    Russ, NCNE
    eBay consignment sales | | Collectibles from Resco CCC
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    sneaky sneaky sneak!

    told you!
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • mozeppamozeppa Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭
    i like it.....but wadda i know?
  • oldcameoproofsguyoldcameoproofsguy Posts: 3,174 ✭
    I'll bet the coin smells like it came from a sulfer bath- like rotten eggs.
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I'll bet the coin smells like it came from a sulfer bath- like rotten eggs. >>



    His coins actually don't smell, so either he's allowing them to cure before listing them on eBay or he's using something other than sulfur. All that I've seen do have one telltale characteristic, though; a thin translucent film on the surfaces.

    Russ, NCNE
    eBay consignment sales | | Collectibles from Resco CCC
  • RonyahskiRonyahski Posts: 3,117 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I'll bet the coin smells like it came from a sulfer bath- like rotten eggs. >>



    His coins actually don't smell, so either he's allowing them to cure before listing them on eBay or he's using something other than sulfur. All that I've seen do have one telltale characteristic, though; a thin translucent film on the surfaces.

    Russ, NCNE >>



    I bought one of his coins two months ago to see for myself. Found the same thing. The color is filmy and floaty.
    Some refer to overgraded slabs as Coffins. I like to think of them as Happy Coins.
  • SUPERCARCOINSSUPERCARCOINS Posts: 1,152
    ..fake toned ; probably A.U

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