That photo makes it look like someone had it when they killed someone or were killed, or maybe it was the weapon. Heh, maybe you could advertise it as "killer toning". nomatter how you put it though, it looks pretty bad to my eye. I know some hate dipped coins, but I think if you did dip it right you would make the coin more desirable.
I wish he, or a rep, was on this board. They need much better pictures of their coins - period. And I believe they could handle a few criticisms of their coins - this type of toning is not everyones cup of tea. I think the coin would look better in hand, but because of the pictures a lot of people(myself included) would pass on it.