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Surprise auction win: pretty toned 1911 nickel
rhedden
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Bought this 1911 Liberty nickel in PCGS PR65 in a recent auction. Internet-only, dark/colorblind photos, scratched up slab. Of course it sold for less than greysheet, even with the juice. So I open up the package today, and I find a PQ, 2-sided rainbow toner. There was just no indication of the beautiful, iridescent colors in the photos. The look on my face must have been priceless, but I didn't see it. 
Disclaimer: my photos are only slightly better than the auction house's. The actual coin has mirrored surfaces with transparent, pastel colors, whereas the surfaces look chalky in the photo. Will be in my Registry set in about 5 minutes here...
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Disclaimer: my photos are only slightly better than the auction house's. The actual coin has mirrored surfaces with transparent, pastel colors, whereas the surfaces look chalky in the photo. Will be in my Registry set in about 5 minutes here...
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Stuart
Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal
"Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"
love a better then hoped for coin in hand
crappy pictures do hide sweet coins...
<< <i>yayyy and congrats
love a better then hoped for coin in hand
crappy pictures do hide sweet coins...
So true
Steve
Needless to say, that coin deserves some spiffy new images.
You seem to be on a roll lately...
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.