The Toning Premium Thread Part 2

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by ddddd, Jul 10, 2017.

  1. heavycam.monstervam

    heavycam.monstervam Outlaw Trucker & Coin Hillbilly

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  3. Duke Kavanaugh

    Duke Kavanaugh The Big Coin Hunter

  4. Johndoe2000$

    Johndoe2000$ Well-Known Member

    $50. I'm guessing you got this without the huge toning premium it deserves.
    Looks like two completely different coins in the pics., proving how important good pics are when attempting to sell online. Love the color, and looks MS 63/64 to me.
     
  5. ddoomm1

    ddoomm1 keep on running

  6. jwitten

    jwitten Well-Known Member

    Bought raw, with not much color showing? I'm guessing you stole it. $12
     
  7. Cascade

    Cascade CAC Grader, Founding Member

  8. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

  9. Night*Hawk

    Night*Hawk Junior Member

    $55.

    I believe the first pic is probably a better representation.
    It's like the way holograms show up in slab pics when tilted.
    While technically correct, pics like the second one are misleading, they are not static and make the coin color appear over-saturated and rarely if ever seen like this.
    I prefer pics that look like the coin the avg. person will see when they first open the pkg. and look at it.

    I like to see the juiced pics where they belong - in an avatar.

    JMHO -Ron
     
  10. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

  11. jtlee321

    jtlee321 Well-Known Member

    I'm glad you have your opinion, to which you are entitled.. Both images are correct however, as it can appear both way's depending on the angle of the light. Which is why I have both images representing the coin. The image of the color is NOT juiced, it's exactly as it appears under my grading lamp when I tilt the coin to reflect the light directly off of it's surface and to my eye. I strive to represent my coins exactly the way they appear in hand. You do not have the coin in hand, therefore you cannot tell me the coin is over-saturated and rarely appears that way. I saw the color within the first few seconds of opening the package, when I received it. Therefore it is not misleading. What would be misleading, would be to show the single image of the color and writing a description stating that this is how the coin appears. I don't do that, I describe it as an iridescent color, which by definition changes with the reflection of light.
     
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  12. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    $21 raw ...now I would say it could go $100+
     
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  13. heavycam.monstervam

    heavycam.monstervam Outlaw Trucker & Coin Hillbilly

    I see how it is, were playing cut throat.
    No wonder i been stuck at 7.5 4ever:shifty:
     
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  14. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    You just have to wait until the end to pounce...
    By the way, I have won most of my points without doing a +/- $1...it's just that this coin is more prone to having a very tight margin of guessing (and odd amounts since it was an ebay auction).
     
  15. heavycam.monstervam

    heavycam.monstervam Outlaw Trucker & Coin Hillbilly

    Yea, i woulsve guessed 50 until i seen that color wasnt completely visible in the auction photos plus its raw so.....
     
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  16. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    Same...I saw the picture and thought $45, but then read that it was raw and basically cut my guess in half.
     
  17. jtlee321

    jtlee321 Well-Known Member

    Well @baseball21 pretty nailed it out the gate. It was a Buy It Now or Best Offer, I think the seller was asking $60.00 on it and they accepted my offer of $40.00.

    Here were the original sellers images (which I rarely keep)
    1899 Indian Obverse.JPG 1899 Indian Reverse.JPG
     
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  18. Beefer518

    Beefer518 Well-Known Member

    Now there is a person that knows what and how to buy (@jtlee321 ). Based on the seller's pics, it looks to me like it was soaked in olive oil or something, and wasn't rinsed properly, which would have made me really doubt the color and the 'originality' of the surfaces.

    Awesome buy!
     
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  19. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    Points Table
    ddddd - 14 Points
    baseball21 - 13 Points
    Beefer518 - 11 Points
    ron_c - 10 Points
    jwitten - 9 Points
    heavycam.monstervam - 7.5 Points
    brg5658 - 7 Points
    Lehigh96 - 7 Points
    ddoomm1 - 6 Points
    IBetASilverDollar - 5 Points
    jtlee321 - 5 Points
    KSorbo - 5 Points
    Johndoe2000$ - 5 Points
    C-B-D - 4 Points
    Bman33 - 4 Points
    Santinidollar - 3 Points
    Night*Hawk - 2.5 Points
    Pickin and Grinin - 2 Points
    Volante - 1 Point
    moneycostingmemoney - 1 Point
    kSigSteve - 1 Point
    Cascade - 1 Point
    Duke Kavanaugh - 1 Point
    bsowa1029 - 1 Point

    @baseball21 you're next...
     
  20. baseball21

    baseball21 Well-Known Member

    I don't have anything at the moment so I will open the floor to who ever would like it
     
  21. bsowa1029

    bsowa1029 Franklin Half Addict

    Hey everyone. Sorry for not posting a couple days back there.
    If I can still post, I'd like to.
     
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