Would you consider this attractive toning?

Check out this Walker on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...648517&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_2498wt_650

According to these photos, I find this toning to be exceptional; I like the way the golden color seems to emanate from the sun. Otherwise, the coin seems to have great luster.

Here is the same coin sold on Heritage last year: http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1130&Lot_No=766

Which photos are to be believed? If the truth is somewhere in the middle, would you consider this attractive toning?

 

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Uh...both links are the same, and the photos are the same.

 

I guess there aren't too many walking liberty half dollars which are toned, incidentally both links are the same. Maybe it's me but for the price tag on that one I would keep on looking. Sure the toning is nice but the price tag, even for a 67 is an awful lot of money.

 

This very same coin sold for $1,495 earlier this year: http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1137&Lot_No=472

And then for some reason it was crossed from CAC'd PCGS to NGC. Hmm...which now makes me wonder, was it sent to NCS for conservation, and is that why it now looks different?

 

They can keep it for that price. It is scarce to see toning on a walking lib, especially the location of it such as this one, but I`m still not too big on it. (and I like any coin that has good toning)

 

I suspect the coins looks a lot more attractive in hand. Here are a couple from SkyMan's collection. The bottom one has toning similar and is actually quite a looker.

 

Wow.....that 1945 is stunning.

 

+1

 

Based on what they typically sell for, $1195 isn't really a lot of money for that date and grade, with or without (attractive) toning. I don't know why you would make such statements, unless you were unaware of the price levels for that date and grade.

 

Beautiful, but you see the price tag keeps getting marked up. Buying this coin would be like driving a new car off the dealer's lot - you'd be loosing 20% right away.

 

I have done business with Disruptek, they sell amazing coins.

 

I should have reworded my post (but I wanted to keep it simple); it was more about whether you viewers would feel comfortable making a decision about the coin given the extreme difference in the photos.

By the way, as I was wondering in post #4, since this coin has gone from CAC PCGS to NGC, do you think it might have gone to NCS for conservation? I realize there's no way to really know, but why else would this coin end up in an NGC holder?

 

I would be shocked if the coin went to NCS for conservation, and it doesn't look as if it did. I think it is far more likely that the person who submitted it to NGC was trying for a higher grade and failed.

 

You're right, I'm sure. Wishful thinking on my part. But the coin has several dings in major places; seems silly to me to crack it out.

 

This comment does not pertain to the coon in question, but...

.Over a period of many years, I have been amazed at some of the (undeserving) coins people have tried for up-grades. Of course, there have been times when I was equally amazed at the grades I have seen assigned to certain coins.

 

I've always been impressed with their listings but have never bought. I've heard several other collectors vouch for their quality, too.

 

So you think this had a shot at 68? I noticed this coin is grainy in places (right side of motto, far right ray). Would such graininess possibly be a grade-limiter?

 

I wasn't implying that, and I wouldn't want to try to make such an assessment based on anything other than in-hand inspection.