Super looking coin ! Looks to be high AU to me, I think I see rub on the jaw,cheek, temple area - it could just be the color fooling me. If it is an MS coin, it is very clean and should get a 64 . I would say it is worth a premium since it is basically a 50 cent (or less) date any other day, but looking like that ..it might go 1 or 2 bucks.As an MS-65 with that toning On e-bay ...the skies the limit !
I bid on a roll of these today, 1954-S Bu with beautiful toning, I fell asleep watching football and got out bid. They ended up selling for $45 for the roll. The roll even had RMS's that was up for sale.
Looks artificially toned to me. Looks like someone did it with a candle or lighter. The black spot on the upper reverse is the burned area. The bust on the obverse is the opposite edge of the coin. I've heard of people dipping in soap and drying them over a candle and change the color that way. That's my opinion of this coin.
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