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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 2125301, member: 15309&quot;]So the coin is an NGC graded GSA 1884-CC MS65 right?</p><p><br /></p><p>Numismedia Wholesale:&nbsp; $440</p><p>Numismedia Retail:&nbsp; $550</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In answer to your question, the coin is hideous and I wouldn&#039;t even let that coin be in my inventory, much less my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1)&nbsp; It is tobacco spit toning, it is very unattractive, and this type of toning does not drive a premium in the marketplace</p><p>2)&nbsp; I don&#039;t care if it is easy to fake because this type of toning does not drive a premium in the marketplace.</p><p><br /></p><p>The basic premise of this thread is that people should beware of rainbow toned coins because they sell for premiums and could be fake.&nbsp; You just gave us an example of a hideously toned coin that won&#039;t sell for a premium.&nbsp; I&#039;m confused, what is your point with this example?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I would expect an MS65 to sell for MS65 money.&nbsp; Though you might find the toning ugly has hell and think the coin&#039;s grade should be penalized accordingly, there has already been one member who posted that they don&#039;t mind this toning.&nbsp; All it takes are two people and the coin will sell near the established price guide price.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So you are saying that the coin sold for $445 which represents Numismedia Wholesale.&nbsp; That doesn&#039;t surprise me since that is the low end of the pricing spectrum for the 1884-CC in MS65.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You gonna show us that coin?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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