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<p>[QUOTE="cremebrule, post: 1752865, member: 35227"]Hi all,</p><p> </p><p>I recently bought a toned coin online with extremely lackluster photos. Here's the seller's photos:</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1967-Kennedy-Half-Dollar-Beautiful-Rainbow-toning-40-silver-AU-/00/s/OTYwWDEyODA=/z/6L0AAOxyjNlR5B0x/$(KGrHqNHJEQFHhJEkQSuBR5B0w6DJg~~60_12.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1967-Kennedy-Half-Dollar-Beautiful-Rainbow-toning-40-silver-AU-/00/s/OTYwWDEyODA=/z/dYUAAOxyaFtR5B0x/$(KGrHqJHJBwFG+FW-2YRBR5B0)pRTg~~60_12.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>The starting price was at $5; the coin was described as AU. I thought, "Heck, the coin looks like it has some nice rainbow toning with a strong chance it's AT, but it looks nice enough for a longshot."</p><p> </p><p>I offered to BIN for $15, and the seller accepted the offer and shipped it out. The package came today; here's what rolled out of the package:</p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]275993[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]275994[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]275995[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p>Holy flippin cow!! My jaw dropped when I saw the deep rainbow toning on the reverse. The coin has booming luster; this coin is certainly not an AU and probably more of a low to gem grade Kennedy.</p><p> </p><p>I apologize for the lackluster photos; they were quick ones with the coin still in its flip that it came packaged in. These photos were NOT juiced; the colors shown are true to in-hand inspection if not deeper and richer in hue when actually seen in-hand.</p><p> </p><p>Had to share this beauty online with you all, hope you enjoyed the eye candy! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>-CB (Edited for spelling errors)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cremebrule, post: 1752865, member: 35227"]Hi all, I recently bought a toned coin online with extremely lackluster photos. Here's the seller's photos: [IMG]http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1967-Kennedy-Half-Dollar-Beautiful-Rainbow-toning-40-silver-AU-/00/s/OTYwWDEyODA=/z/6L0AAOxyjNlR5B0x/$(KGrHqNHJEQFHhJEkQSuBR5B0w6DJg~~60_12.JPG[/IMG][IMG]http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1967-Kennedy-Half-Dollar-Beautiful-Rainbow-toning-40-silver-AU-/00/s/OTYwWDEyODA=/z/dYUAAOxyaFtR5B0x/$(KGrHqJHJBwFG+FW-2YRBR5B0)pRTg~~60_12.JPG[/IMG] The starting price was at $5; the coin was described as AU. I thought, "Heck, the coin looks like it has some nice rainbow toning with a strong chance it's AT, but it looks nice enough for a longshot." I offered to BIN for $15, and the seller accepted the offer and shipped it out. The package came today; here's what rolled out of the package: [ATTACH=full]275993[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]275994[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]275995[/ATTACH] Holy flippin cow!! My jaw dropped when I saw the deep rainbow toning on the reverse. The coin has booming luster; this coin is certainly not an AU and probably more of a low to gem grade Kennedy. I apologize for the lackluster photos; they were quick ones with the coin still in its flip that it came packaged in. These photos were NOT juiced; the colors shown are true to in-hand inspection if not deeper and richer in hue when actually seen in-hand. Had to share this beauty online with you all, hope you enjoyed the eye candy! :) -CB (Edited for spelling errors)[/QUOTE]
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