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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 450693, member: 15309"]In all fairness to the seller, proof IHC's are next to impossible to photograph. A direct view of the coin will usually appear to be brown whereas when the coin is tilted under a light source, beautiful irridescent colors can explode off the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I see underlying hints of emerald green, magenta, yellow, violet, and blue. My guess is that this coin is extremely attractive to those that appreciate toned coins. However, I don't like that the seller lists the grade as MS64 for a proof coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I do like is the price. He is selling the coin at wholesale ($280). Look at this way, even if the coin doesn't deserve the RB designation and should actually be BN, he is still only listing it at retail for a PF64 BN, no premium for a coin he gives a 10 on eye appeal. That being said, if that Franklin is his idea of a 10 for eye appeal, he probably needs glasses.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 450693, member: 15309"]In all fairness to the seller, proof IHC's are next to impossible to photograph. A direct view of the coin will usually appear to be brown whereas when the coin is tilted under a light source, beautiful irridescent colors can explode off the coin. I see underlying hints of emerald green, magenta, yellow, violet, and blue. My guess is that this coin is extremely attractive to those that appreciate toned coins. However, I don't like that the seller lists the grade as MS64 for a proof coin. What I do like is the price. He is selling the coin at wholesale ($280). Look at this way, even if the coin doesn't deserve the RB designation and should actually be BN, he is still only listing it at retail for a PF64 BN, no premium for a coin he gives a 10 on eye appeal. That being said, if that Franklin is his idea of a 10 for eye appeal, he probably needs glasses.[/QUOTE]
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