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Your thoughts on this toned proof Franklin.
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Currently for sale on EBay.
It would be interesting to see this coin in hand.
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Not for everyone for sure but I like it. I'm half color blind & cross eyed though.
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I’m skeptical of the color and the angles used for the photos. Something makes me think it’s quite dark in hand and potentially toning caused by heat/chemicals (not MA).
Not for me.
I'm with @U1chicago ... this looks like an AT job, and all the right image angles to make it hard to tell certain things.
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first i've seen of striped and ring toning. and the ring toning looks to be over the stripes
Usually if a coin appears to be artificially toned and the photo juiced, it is helpful to check out the seller's other items.
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I wasn't skeptical at first, but after seeing that screenshot of the other listings my alarm bells are ringing.
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Oh wow would you look at that. Those are well done.
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It helps that this type of doctoring is done on proof coinage. It shows the colors better than (dull) mintstate examples.