Just made my first raw eBay purchase in a long time

All 3 are from Kryptonite Comics. I'm hoping they look as good in hand as in the pics. I was looking for a nice 64 Kennedy toner for a type set, and the nickel was kind of an impulse purchase. Final price was $89 shipped for the 3, so not much of a toning premium if they're as nice in hand as the pics.

Ok, now I'm shutting up and posting pics:


What do you think?

 

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Personally, I think you payed a lot for those coins. I'm not expert, but i think i would have payed $20-30 for all 3 total (but I'm also not really into toners). But wait for others to chime in.
Really liking that nickel though

 

While you paid a premium for the toning, I *think* it was worthwhile, but then again, I'm not a huge toned coin collector so I don't know a whole lot about how much toning affects value. I hope they turn out as good as the pictures, because I like the first Kennedy and really like that nickel.

 

I agree. I find the second Kennedy a bit "meh" and I don't like how the toning is fairly dark in some places. But, the halves were bundled as a lot, so I had to bid on them both. Maybe it will look better in person.

 

The top one is really cool and should definitely look better in hand. There's a lot of competition on ebay when it comes to buying toners. The fact that other's were bidding right along side of you says you didn't pay too much. Toner's carry a premium, that's all there is to it.

 

I like the nickel the best

 

Nickels rarely tone like silver coins.
Mostly pastel colors.
I like yours.

 

Same here, I love the pastel colors with sutile rainbow toning.

I cropped put the two photos together so it makes each side easier to see in one photo.

 

I think any toned coin is unique in it's own way. Makes me wonder the history of the piece and how the toning took place.

 

What program did you use to do this?

 

It's a free program, Photoscape, works wonders If you get it it will take well under 5 minutes to crop, combine, and post photos.

 

That's what I use too, great program and it's free!!

 

I fixed up the rest of the photos.

 

Love the Jefferson...

 

I like the coins and the price.

 

Yeah, I can tell there's a lot of light thrown on the coin, for sure. That's why I'm a little "meh" on the second Kennedy, because it looks pretty dark. I'm hoping my mind will be changed when I see it.

 

According to Weimar White, retired chemist, toning on coins is like rust on iron--not a good thing no matter what it looks like.

 

How do you do the reflection?

 

Nice score. I'm waiting on a shipment from him myself.