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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1062400, member: 15309&quot;]As already discussed by Travis and Baha, don&#039;t expect the coin to look anything like those photos in hand.&nbsp; Toning on proof coins can be shown very easily using the right lighting conditions during the photography.&nbsp; But unless you reproduce those same lighting conditions, the proof will appear much like every other proof when viewed in hand.&nbsp; The fields will have a black mirrored appearance and the devices will usually show some cameo contrast.&nbsp; The toning will be most visible on the devices but will hide in the black fields unless rotated under a light source.&nbsp; Take a look at the close up photos vs the slab photos of this Seated Half sold by Heritage to see what I mean.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1147&amp;Lot_No=3701" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1147&amp;Lot_No=3701" rel="nofollow">http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1147&amp;Lot_No=3701</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Having said that, if the coin in question has incredible cobalt blue toning, I would expect it to drive a premium price.&nbsp; However, there is no way I would ever buy a big ticket proof coin sight unseen again (once was enough).&nbsp; You just can&#039;t evaluate the surfaces or the eye appeal from a photo, no matter how good it is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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