Those are really really large photos......for a guy like me on Dial-up I don't know weather it is even a coin Speedy
It might be my screen size---what size is yours set at? My screen used to be set really big and then I changed it and I'm thinking I need to change it back!! Speedy
the color on that coin doesn't enhance its value. The 81-s is so common in unc that an AU example will sell quite cheaply even with a little color on it (heck even with a lot of color on it it would be cheap). When evaluating whether a coin has been AT'd always ask yourself, why would someone AT this coin. If there is a plausible reason then continue being suspicious, but in this case there is no reason to AT this coin. Even if well done this coin will never command a substantial premium from color collectors (why buy a slider when you could buy an MS-65 coin), therefore a coin doctor would have no incentive to work this coin. Additionally, it is unlikely to be a novice doc's practice piece, as they would be likely to choose and unc (though lower grade) coin with strong luster, as that would be a reasonable test of their skill. I'm fairly certain that this coin is NT, though that matters little in this case.
That toning looks like the kind that will come out a whitman folder after about 3-5 years. A while ago I picked up some that had been in whitman for 20+... http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=27829
NICE BQ !!!! This is 2007 Speedy, unless you live in a rural area like my folks with dial up, lol On topic: another point towards genuine ( which I agree it is ) is to look at the fine details, fake toning tends to not get right into and up to the super details, ex, around stars, in the dentils, etc. Some of the most beautiful toning I have seen is from the old Wayte Raymond albums, some chemical or something special about them, they are very collectable by them selves even empty !!
Boy, I bet some of those Ebayers with the fancy light set-ups could really bring that color out for pictures !! I emailed LadSales, he gave me some really helpful hints a while back, helped me alot when I bust out my toners for sale every now and then.
I saw a really beautiful BU 1896 Morgan with what the seller called "Electric Neon" artificial toning on ebay. I think he wanted about $40.00 for it with BIN. Even though artificially-toned, it looked awesome, with great eye appeal. I think there were something like 10 bids on it, up to $35.00 at the time. I passed, knowing full well that AT isn't too well accepted by most collectors, and thinking it probably wouldn't ever appreciate much. It was very pretty though, and I must admit I was tempted.
With toning it's not always the coin - it's the picture and who took it. Changing the lighting a little or changing the angle can produce totally different results. For example - what would say about these ?
lol, a fair bit, thankfully none of it as the doctor. I don't have the heart for all the practice (read that as ruined coins along the road to competence) necessary to become adequately skilled enough to make any serious money at it.
