I had a capped bust half dime for sometime and finally got around to slabbing the coin. I just got back an Unc Details questionable color grade and was real disappointed as I always felt the toning was not fake. I am considering either a resubmission or should I dip the coin as they seem to have no problem with a dipped coin? I prefer to leave the coin alone but the details grade is killing me.
Put a piece of masking tape over the grade, ignore their opinion, and get back to enjoying the coin for what it is.
My avatar coin sat in a capital plastics holder for 30+ years in my late father's floor safe. Came back from pcgs unc/qc. Still ticks me off....
If it bothers you that much sell it and buy one that the grading gods have already blessed with a straight grade. (whether it deserves it or not) Buy the slab label you want.
That color doesn't seem questionable to you? I like the coin, but it appears cleaned and those splotchy areas of purple on the reverse don't seem natural.
In retrospect the color does seem questionable but since I had bought the coin at a Stacks auction, and it was not described as being colored, I sort of believed what I was reading. In either case from what I am seeing in the comments, that dipping the coin may end up revealing that it was cleaned. So I should probably just leave it alone.
Leave it as is.... as it is an obv. 2 rev.z LM 5 R-3 coin. Nice coin we don't live in a perfect world......
I like the color. Of course I can't see it "in hand," and I'm not as knowledgeable as the Infallible Lords of Grading. I would crack that sucker out and enjoy that awesome uncirculated coin that's going on 200 years old!!
