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1892 Barber Half Dollar - Please Evaluate The Toning For Premium And Type

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always take the photos straight on, no angles and orient the coin correctly. the glare from the lighting is still skewing what we are seeing. for some reason you are not capturing the toning like you are seeing in hand. work on your photos. Encased Coins are tough to capture. the one obv shot is not bad.

based on all the photos you presented, the toning is no better than average on the scale. the grade from PCGS is correct. if the toning would have been at least above average it may have pushed it to a 64 and I'm just not seeing that.

here are couple vids put out by PCGS

this one is on grading proofs

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and this one is on toning

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I love first year coins and this is a first year for the largest of the Barbers. For a collector looking at your coin, the primary consideration would not be the toning, which looks nice, but the focus would be on the marks and discoloration in Liberty's face and neck. To me, these are very distracting and I would just pass for another proof without those marks unless it was substantially discounted. Barber halves at this level carry a substantial eye appeal premium, but unfortunately this is not imho a coin with superior eye appeal.
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