I..umm..really?

At $250 with 6 hours to go.
I'm sorry if I am beating a dead horse with a post like this, but cmon.
Or am I offbase and this might actually be natural toning?
AHHHH, MY EYES!


http://www.ebay.com/itm/TONED-ICG-1997-MS65-ELECTRIC-NEON-SUPER-COIN-5-STAR-TONING-/180721323170?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item2a13d48ca2

 

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Thats just a horrible AT job! Somebody's gonna pay at least $205 more than the thing's worth, which is so funny I can't even feel sorry for them.
Guy

 

Horrible.. Just absolutely horrible. I'd dip it in EZest for a MS65 and get rid of that dreadful color.

 

This is a prime example of why ICG isn't a top tier grading company. At one time, they were considered one the best, that's not the case anymore.

 

Word's can't express how I feel about this AT job. I mean, if a coin is AT, and it actually looks nice and has eye appeal, that's one thing. But this montrosity....

 

Looks like it is sitting a pool of cooking oil. Wow.

 

That hurt my eyes to see that! Definitely it needs to be broken out and have the toning removed! It was graded as a 65 and in the description the seller is saying in his opinion it should be a 67 or 68.

 

With so so many eagles out there slabbed MS69 it's hard for me to want to pay that for such an ugly coin. I bought 5 MS69 Early Release Eagles for $250.

 

Did you look at the rest of his listings? They have a Pcgs 68 that looks even worse IMO

 

Barf. I just lost my appetite for lunch.
Lance.

 

Is the doctor in the house??????

 

Remember that coins can be toned inside of a slab, after a grading. So it may not have been such color when slabbed.

 

Ugh, saw that. Or even"Beyond amazing"
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TONED-ANACS...162?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a13fef7fa
How is it that these aren't coming back "Questionable color"? At least the PCGS ones. Could he be gassing them in the slab using a very small drill, then epoxying the hole over after?

 

Slabs are not totally air tight no holes are not needed the seams are usually only sonically sealed at the corners.

 

Great question.

 

Only takes one swift hit with the claw side of a hammer on the edge to bust any coin out :dead-horse: <-- Exactly what it'd look like with the mentioned coin above.

 

And that begs the question:

How can a coin get that toning? Is it heat? Can it be done in the slab like that?

 

A coin can be dipped in ezest and then sealed. If not properly dried or rinsed it can return with toning very similar to that.

 

And that begs another question:
Why would you want that toning?

I would have thought this toning was accomplished with some sort of chemical or solution applied to the coin, not a gas or heat. It looks like it was painted on. Bah, who cars... it is nasty.

 

The seller's name is "crazyforcolor," a.k.a. ATed Coin Seller. And that's all he's selling, ATed coins. He must do it all day. And the dude's apparently making a killing on it too.