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1968-D Kennedy Silver Half Dollar, PCGS MS65, Monster Rainbow Toned

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It's a monster all right, just not in a good way
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Scary Monster
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  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,850 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Blah! image
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  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: oih82w8
    Blah! image


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    That is one ugly tarnished ( oops, I meant, toned) coin
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  • davewesendavewesen Posts: 6,838 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ugly monsters don't go gem, photo must be poor
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is SUPER YUCK!!! Cheers, RickO
  • TomBTomB Posts: 22,524 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I understand the negative responses to this coin and image, but I imagine that with good light and the coin in-hand that it must have deep, rich orange and amber (brown) with green highlights. In that way, it might be a very cool coin to own and examine, but I would not term it a popular monster.
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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Maybe it's just the photos but it looks like something died inside the slab atop the coin image
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  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Bet it is just turned dip in the slab.
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  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,623 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not for me.
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  • TomBTomB Posts: 22,524 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: LindeDad

    Bet it is just turned dip in the slab.




    I'd imagine it is an end-roll coin.



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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: TomB

    Originally posted by: LindeDad

    Bet it is just turned dip in the slab.




    I'd imagine it is an end-roll coin.







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    In a open ended crimped edge roll as only the areas exposed to oxygen toned.





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  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,495 ✭✭✭✭
    That's not a "monster". I'd liken that more to being a "Shrek".
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  • CalGoldCalGold Posts: 2,608 ✭✭
    When considering toned coins one must distinguish between a monster and a monstrosity; being aware that a bad photo can make the former look like the latter.



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  • toyz4geotoyz4geo Posts: 1,502 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Definitely crusty. Almost looks like you could loosen it on one edge and peel that all off.

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  • jerseycat101jerseycat101 Posts: 1,361 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I am willing to bet that that photo is not doing the coin justice, and that it is brighter and much more eye appealing in question.
  • MonsterCoinzMonsterCoinz Posts: 1,518 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like it.
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  • etexmikeetexmike Posts: 6,852 ✭✭✭
    The colors might actually be nice on this coin. I'm just not crazy about their location.





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  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Broadstruck

    Originally posted by: TomB

    Originally posted by: LindeDad

    Bet it is just turned dip in the slab.




    I'd imagine it is an end-roll coin.







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    In a open ended crimped edge roll as only the areas exposed to oxygen toned.









    OK guys but I had to have some reason for not buying it last week.

    Settled on this.

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  • mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm thinking the guy's photo skills are similar to mine, and that the coin looks better in hand.

    Looks intriguing to me.
  • SoCalBigMarkSoCalBigMark Posts: 2,820 ✭✭✭✭✭
    First of all, Kennedys are like Peace dollars for toning, so anything remotely nice gets attention.
  • ashelandasheland Posts: 24,185 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: ricko
    That is SUPER YUCK!!! Cheers, RickO


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