It’s part of the series, those spots are on the untoned coins just as they are on this toned Franklin.
The coin in the OP looks good. You have correct color progression, pull away toning around the stars, and good elevation chromatics. The colors...
MS62, looks like she was bit by a vampire!
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[IMG] When looking at this Franklin, where do your eyes gravitate? To the lightly toned reverse that you’ve seen thousands of times before, or...
No bean
I missed this one, my initial impression was AU55.
Do people really buy certified toned coins just to crack them out and dip them? Please say no!
I already did. The coin has high MS64 or low end MS65 surfaces. If the luster is off the charts, which it very well could be, I can see the coin...
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One could say that about the difference between MS63 and MS64, which by your analysis means that grading is meaningless. Also, grading is...
[IMG] You need to find a better dealer!
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MS65 Heritage photos are notorious for subduing luster and the coin will almost always be more lustrous in hand. The focal areas are very clean...
And very good examples of elevation chromatics.
My first impression was a lustrous low end MS64, so that is what I'm sticking with. MS64
I don't dip coins and I'm not purchasing dip for the purposes of proving or disproving this theory. You know more about the subject, I will take...
Yes, that toning is hinky. The edge of the toned/untoned area should not be jagged like that, the color progression (yellow-magenta-cyan) is...
To be fair, he didn't say "placed" he said "dropped" in a shallow dip. The careless manner of inserting the coin in the dip could easily create a...
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