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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think the pic is a problem from the green background,, the detail of the coin is AU ,,
You guys are just jeoulous !!
Rick
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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The only time I ever have been jealous is about 35 years back They made me believe a colleague engineer had bought a 280 SE Mercedes and he had about the same salary then I had  Turned out to be a joke , was only a 220 Diesel Mercedes second hand  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
577 Posts |
Hahahaha, it looks ridiculously red to be a natural tone!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
756 Posts |
Awesome feedback, I am bidding on it!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
986 Posts |
Well, he's not lying about it being red. Maybe he saw other people selling "red" coins for big bucks, and decided to give it a try!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1454 Posts |
I sent him an e-mail:
Looks like it's been bathed in red paint! What's up with your pics to make this thing fire engine red? Doesn't even look like a real coin.
Will see what he says.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7123 Posts |
a slight adjustment of the red hue and this is what the coin looks like,, its possible that this seller has some bad adjustments in his camera or he may even be a bit color blind, and adjusted the color wrong.  |
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United States
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Originally posted by bobby131313
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That coin looks like it was artificially toned......with a paintbrush!
You're nuts, It was not.
It was a spray can. 
More like a crayon.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1454 Posts |
He needs to hire Rick. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1454 Posts |
Got his response: I don't know if you are complementing the coin, or accusing me of fraud. I'll assume your just curious. First of all, I believe that one would have to be completly insane to paint a coin. Second, whats up with my pics? What do you mean? I hope you don't think I photoshoped them or something. The coin was placed under the proper light and a photo was taken. I did nothing to alter these pictures in any way. As for the coin not looking real, I can't say I disagree with you. This coin is a lot more red that most indians, and it's a key date. THIS COIN IS GREAT & AUTHENTIC!!! I NEVER CLEAN OR ALTER MY COINS (OR PHOTOS) IN ANY WAY!!! Thanks for the question though! Now I feel kind of bad. Perhaps he is color blind!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Really what I think is that his lighting is affecting the camera ,,with the green back ground ,,Green cancels Red in the color spectrum,, the camera trying to pick up the color of the cent, with the wrong lighting with all the green the coin came out a weird color.
This is one he should have adjusted a little for color.
Rick
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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Green and red are complementary colors lying opposite each other in the color wheel and therefore should normally look pleasingly together I do not know what the camera sees wrong but the red is too pure compared to the green that has to much grey or brown in it There is a nice and easy explanation on this page http://www.worqx.com/color/color_wheel.htm |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Other than the color problem, I'm not sure why he calls it a "key date". With 53.6 million minted, the date is pretty common as are Mint States up through MS-65 RD. Beyond that, the price jumps way up, but scarce high grades in most coins don't make them "key dates". I'm no IHC expert, but I see enough micro-dings in the rim to take it out of the MS-67 level, presuming it isn't circulated - and I trust Rick's judgement that it's AU rather than MS. And all this presumes it's just a bad image rather than an altered coin. I can't really tell the colors apart that well on copper since I'm slightly color blind in the browns. Took some fast talking to keep my Army Commission back in the early 80s when I was first diagnosed with this problem during an Army physical. Probably a good reason for not collecting MS Indian Heads (or Lincolns). Value? For a raw coin and presuming it's problem free (not necessarily a good presumption) and is indeed uncirculated, I think it's already topped out at its market value at $26 (current bid). Any higher and the P.T. Barnum factor comes into play. Fred |
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United States
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Rest in Peace
United States
2684 Posts |
You got that right, snowman. Even in this second auction, somehow the color doesn't seem "natural". It may be his imaging techniques which he may not have gotten down yet, but it does look suspicious.
It also looks like he cracked open a roll of 1899 IHCs. Nice, but I'd feel a lot more comfortable bidding on any of them if they were slabbed first.
Fred
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