That Is One Ugly MS 66

Scans on E-bay or as a matter of fact anywhere on the internet showing coins can be very deceiving. As an example, several years ago I won an I.C.C.S., 1934 dime, MS-64 on an internet auction (Torex). The coin displayed in the scan did not look all that "hot", as a matter of fact after I won the coin, I regretted placing the winning bid on it. But I placed the bid because of the KEY date that I desperately needed and felt I would not have another great opportunity again.
A week or so past and I received the coin, I wasn't expecting much as a result of my thoughts of what the coin looked like on the photos displayed at the auction.
When I received the coin from C & P , I was not expecting much as I opened the Expresspost envelope. When I held the coin in my hand, I was floored! It was a gorgeous "gold toned" with a soft sheen of luster around the peripherals. This coin is now a Pillar of my Collection and will come to the grave with Me!
So, until you have a coin in your hand, it's very hard to make an educated guess on it's true Beauty! After all, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder", right Ugly!

Glenn

Ugly:

Yes congrats!!

Black can be beautiful too. I really like EF and AU Victorian large cents with that almost ebony black toning. That matte black colour brings the devices and relief to life.

How about deep burgundy:

That's a different matter, black on copper is a rich deep colour with gloss. I keep some just for that reason, especially pre confed tokens. The black on silver looks like someone forgot the cathode for a powder coat o_O .

That cent is a beaut Dialog.

I don't find the coin ugly at all. The reverse appears to have some blue/purple tone.
I would bet that in-hand, this coin looks much nicer than some of you may think. An 1858 20c of mine
is the same way: boring and dark around the rims in a scan, but with lively colors ranging from deep
orange to bright blue in the light.

If that were true, that "blast white" 47 quarter you sold totally fooled me, you take good pictures and I didn't see the dip signs and neither did ICCS. :D

It depends entirely on storage really. or we wouldn't have 1858 red pennies and blast white 20 cent pieces floating around. If they are circulated ... I expect lots of toning, lots of people touched them and kept them in pockets with gum and other other metal.

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Very very nice my kind of coin with no toning at all.