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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 658070, member: 15309&quot;]While I agree that coin is nice, I don&#039;t consider it even in the top tier of toned Mercury Dimes.&nbsp; To give you an idea of how nice a Mercury dime can look, take a look at these coins.&nbsp; The first is a 1939-D PCGS MS69 FB that sold on Heritage in 2001.&nbsp; That&#039;s right, I said MS69 FB.&nbsp; Keep in mind that this photo is 8 years old and imagine what this coin would look like with a current professional photograph: MINDBlOWING!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/1939merc.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The second coin is also a 1939-D PCGS MS68 FB owned by TomB from the NGC forum.&nbsp; Tom has one of the most informative websites I know of about toning.&nbsp; Anyone interested in eye appealing toned coins should visit his website and checkout his Mercury Dime.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ivyleaguecoin.com/gallery.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ivyleaguecoin.com/gallery.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ivyleaguecoin.com/gallery.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I have linked his site before and should point out that his sections on the toning premium and the science of toning are outstanding.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think that you initial instinct about the price of this coin was correct.&nbsp; I can see it easily selling for $500-$1000, but the $1400 price tag is way overpriced IMO.&nbsp; As you pointed out, they do have the right to list it at any price they want.&nbsp; After all, they only need one collector to decide it is actually worth $1400 and they will make a huge profit.</p><p><br /></p><p>I love Island&#039;s website and have bought several coins from them over the years.&nbsp; However, I don&#039;t always agree that their photos are a true representation of the coin&#039;s actual appearance.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think they do it deceptively, I blame their setup.&nbsp; Everything they photograph seems to have a bright orange hue to it.&nbsp; Here are some examples.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Juiced%20Photos/JeffersonNickel1942-PNGCMS65compare.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Juiced%20Photos/JeffersonNickel1943-SNGCMS66compare.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Based on the color balance of what I have seen in relation to my photos, I will try to manipulate the photo of their Mercury Dime in order to predict what it will actually look like.&nbsp; With a hue correction of +10 and a saturation correction of -20, the resultant image would look like this.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Juiced%20Photos/lf.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>While I agree this is a very attractive coin, I am just trying to point out some of the perils involved in buying toned coins via photographs.&nbsp; IMO, every effort should be taken to attempt to predict what the actual appearance of the coin will look like based on the photos.&nbsp; I can come very close with Heritage, close with DLRC and Island, but most e-bayers are a total shot in the dark.</p><p><br /></p><p>My guess is that almost everybody who sees Island&#039;s photo of that Mercury will say &quot;WOW&quot;.&nbsp; The problem is will they still say WOW once they actually see the coin.&nbsp; My prediction is that the coin looks much more like the second photo than the first.&nbsp; The other method of overcoming photo discrepancies (enhancements) is to only buy coins with a return policy.&nbsp; I prefer to do as much as I can to avoid returning coins and the disappointment that usually accompanies it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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