Chocolate 1855 Seated Half

Seems like I have had the opportunity to buy these a lot lately. The deep chocolate toning of this one is very nice! What do you think on grade?

 

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Looks AU55-58 to me. What is the vertical crease in the top of the shield?

 

I guess it's the lighting but I'm not picking up on the choco toning.

 

She took a hit. That crease is barely noticeable in hand. The lighting really picks it up.

 

"Deep chocolate toning"??

That one deserves a genny holder imo.

 

Don't look 'chocolate' to me........

 

What did you do with the chocolate? Looks AU-55 to me.

 

Looks AU-55 without much brown toning. Maybe it's just the pics but it doesn't look like it has chocolate brown toning.

 

Very handsome half.

 

AU details. Looks like she went through a slot machine.

 

Maybe it's white chocolate.

 

I don't see any chocolate toning.

 

Here is a quick photo on a white background. Lighting not great. Definately a deep brown.

 

Au 50. First pic looked cleaned. Second no

 

Damn. This just proves that it's more advantageous to view coins in hand, that lighting is everything, and one can't necessarily predict what a coin looks like just by looking at photos on the internet. I was sure "years of experience" grading in person and from photographs helped to infallibly predict what a coin will look like in hand. So much for THAT.

 

There is *way* too much light on the coin in those original pics. Try taking some more pics with less light, so that we can see the "chocolate" surfaces.

Also..... "chocolate" is not a term I usually use for silver...... copper, sure. But silver? Why is it brown?

 

I have it boxed up with some others for grading but there is another photo a few posts up.

 

Ah, you went to the other extreme.... that picture has not nearly enough light, and is at a weird angle. I guess we'll just have to wait until it gets back.

 

I have to insert this image of a seated dollar that is cocoa brown. No idea why, but it is.

 

Mmmm, chocolate.