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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 630326, member: 15309"]While I agree that green is probably the most difficult color to achieve in the AT process, that alone does not preclude it from being AT. Here is an AT coin with pink and green just like this ASE.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Kennedy%20Half%20Dollars/Picture937.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Having said that, I agree with Mike. This coin definitely falls in the realm of QT and I doubt we will ever be able to say with any certainty whether the coin is AT or NT. The coin has elements of NT. The color progression is yellow-magenta-cyan. The devices and lettering show different colors than the areas surrounding them. The reverse looks very original. That was the good. The bad is that it just looks "off". Maybe the photo is juiced to the point that the colors look different in hand. Maybe the colors are deep and vibrant but they don't appear that way in the photo. I don't think we can even make educated guess without seeing the coin in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>I say QT, leaning towards AT. Silver bullion coins are prime candidates for coin doctors to experiment. There is no downside since the coin has basically no numismatic value and AT won't hurt the intrinsic value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 630326, member: 15309"]While I agree that green is probably the most difficult color to achieve in the AT process, that alone does not preclude it from being AT. Here is an AT coin with pink and green just like this ASE. [IMG]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Kennedy%20Half%20Dollars/Picture937.jpg[/IMG] Having said that, I agree with Mike. This coin definitely falls in the realm of QT and I doubt we will ever be able to say with any certainty whether the coin is AT or NT. The coin has elements of NT. The color progression is yellow-magenta-cyan. The devices and lettering show different colors than the areas surrounding them. The reverse looks very original. That was the good. The bad is that it just looks "off". Maybe the photo is juiced to the point that the colors look different in hand. Maybe the colors are deep and vibrant but they don't appear that way in the photo. I don't think we can even make educated guess without seeing the coin in hand. I say QT, leaning towards AT. Silver bullion coins are prime candidates for coin doctors to experiment. There is no downside since the coin has basically no numismatic value and AT won't hurt the intrinsic value.[/QUOTE]
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