kryptonitecomics Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Another $40 bucks down the drain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quartercollector Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 MS-65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 I wouldn't give it a 65 but I like the coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 I'd be hesitant to even call that a MS63, let alone 65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonitecomics Posted February 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Yes...I thought it looked a little beat up too but fortunately for me when I buy toners....I don't care about the grades as I am buying the color. Another bad scan netted me this color for a lot less than I should have paid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 JFK looks like Cheney took a pockshot with the 28 guage at his face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonitecomics Posted February 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 JFK looks like Cheney took a pockshot with the 28 guage at his face You never heard of a cleft chin??? LOL bY the way I was joking about the Ebay $40 bucks down the drain...it's hard to find Kennedy halves with nice toning and they usually bring over $100 bucks so it was a good deal. Also keep in mind that the image is like 10 times what the coin would look like in hand so while a 65 is questionable......I think it's still a 64 all day long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stujoe Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Not a bad coin grade wise and awesome toning wise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bahabully Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 I've been hunting ebay every now and then for toned coins,, think I saw this one but the price made my eyes cross. Beautiful coin, but too much premium for the color in my book. Without tone - ~$10-15 With tone - $100+.... ?... is it just me ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonitecomics Posted February 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Actually $100 is conservative for a coin with the right color........you may not agree with the premiums being payed for toned coins but people will pay for originality and pay even more for originality with eye appeal. Stack up a hundred of your favorite coins in PCGS holder....now throw in one with some nice rainbow toning and see which coin get's picked up first? Bottom line is that unless you are independently wealthy.....it's going to be tough to set your collection apart from everyone elses but buying attractively toned coins allows a collector to own truly unique examples that all look one of a kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coinmonster Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 I must be weird because I don't like toned coins all that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonitecomics Posted February 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 It doesn't make you weird......if we all liked the same things then it would be one boring collecting world. I think the longer you collect coins and the more you focus on Pre-1900 coinage.....the more folks begin to appreciate toning. Toning denotes originality much in the same way that a nice patina developes on old furniture and brone statues. Remove the patina and or toning and you deminish an items value. For those that love blast white coins from prior to 1900.....please do some research on the process of dipping coins becuase usually that's what happened to these coins. It's not natural for a coin to remain blast white several hundred years after it was minted......silver reacts quickly with the environment and it was and still is very common practice to dip coins to remove toning. So if you like white coins.....great enjoy...nothing wrong with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 It doesn't make you weird......if we all liked the same things then it would be one boring collecting world. If we all liked the same things, then that segment of the coin world would be priced out of sight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster110 Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 I like toning. It makes the coin look cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 ...so while a 65 is questionable......I think it's still a 64 all day long. Interesting. What is a 65 supposed to look like? While the fields are clean, I felt that Kennedy and he eagle had both substained enoungh hits to make it a marginal 63. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonitecomics Posted February 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 I think in hand you might see it differently. You aren't going to be able to see every mark on the coin in hand that is visable in my super sized image. So if I am a grader in hand....I personally feel it's a 64 coin and no higher. I think that's the biggest problem with folks trying to grade from oversized scans........everything lokks huge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 I think that's the biggest problem with folks trying to grade from oversized scans........everything lokks huge I can certainly attest to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu62 Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Too many hits for a 65 IMHO. The toning is cool so enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conder101 Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 < I think it's still a 64 all day long > Yep, it's a 64, says so right on the coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonitecomics Posted March 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 < I think it's still a 64 all day long > Yep, it's a 64, says so right on the coin. Your bad....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyd Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Coin appears to have been exposed to some type of very corrosive gaseous or otherwise aerosolyzed contaminant which may ultimately result in overall damage to the patina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Contrast the BU looking coin in this auction image Auction Link to the image of the coin that was received. Ah well the seller now has two negatives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Looks like a milk jug pic. Milk jug pics always hide problems like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Looks like a milk jug pic. Milk jug pics always hide problems like that. What's a milk jug pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Cut the bottom off a gallon milk jug, put it over the coin and you take a pic through the top hole. It makes the coin white and a lot of people use it to take nice pics, but it also hides scratches, cleaning, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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