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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 920747, member: 15309&quot;]I guess that means I will have to be the voice of dissent. This coin is a proof which tone much differently than their mint state counterparts. This color scheme (cobalt blue-russet) is pretty common on proof Roosevelts. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The theory that the toning should not creep up over the devices is somewhat of a false tell and really on applies to certain series like Morgan Dollars. Even with Morgans it is an unreliable indicator at best.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for the irregular toning pattern and the fact that it only covers part of the coin, I think that bolsters the coin&#039;s originality, not hurts it. We need to remember that the color progression is yellow-magenta-cyan. On this coin the deepest toning is at 8 o&#039;clock on the obverse (10 o&#039;clock on reverse). You see the cyan (blue) at the rim which yields to the russet (magenta) as you move towards the center of the coin. Notice that I mentioned the location of the toning on both sides of the coin. If the edge of the coin was in contact with the toning source and the coin was naturally toned via air transfer toning, there should be correspondence between the obverse and reverse. Since 8 o&#039;clock on the obverse equals 10 o&#039;clock on the reverse, this coin shows the proper toning correspondence between the obverse and reverse.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When coins are artificially toned via chemicals or heat, the coin doctor will usually tone either one entire side or both sides. It is rare that they will tone only a portion of the coin and extremely rare that they will tone a portion of both sides while maintaining the correct toning correspondence between sides.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The danger of this coin is tha it is an extremely common and inexpensive raw silver coin. This is the exact type of coin that coin doctors will attempt to tone. Having recognized the danger, I still submit that this coin is market acceptable and would not classify it as AT.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For anyone interested in seeing a certified proof Roosevelt with a similar toning color scheme, please checkout Schatzy&#039;s 1951 NGC PF68 CAMEO in his registry set.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/SetListing.aspx?PeopleSetID=67637" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/SetListing.aspx?PeopleSetID=67637" rel="nofollow">The Ness Collection</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I hope he weighs in on this thread since I would consider him our resident expert on the series.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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