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Poll Question
Natural (nt) or artificial (at) toning? What say ye?   Thanks avrabooooddy! =)
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Bedrock of the Community
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Natural toning from long-term album storage. I would grade it at MS65 with strong steps but a bagmark keeps it from FS. I could see paying something close to MS66 money for it(Numismedia MS66 @$58 vs $34 for MS65).
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah looks natural to me. I believe if it were AT you'd see a lot of blue on it.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'd call album toning, but I wouldn't pay more than $20 for it. There's no option that fits that.
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes, please feel free to make up your own vote and feedback!
Thanks everyone so far for their thoughts. I thought it was natural album toning, but I ain't no expert on these things so I thought I'd better check.
Only $20 to you, eh Twiffo? What gives? Are you of the opinion that '50-D's are over-rated, or toned coins are over-rated, or both?
btw, I believe it's holdered at 66. Can't remember if that's PCGS or NGC.
Dissenting opinions? Other opinions?
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Pillar of the Community
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I like toned coins, but this one doesn't really move me. And I think a 1950-D is about a $15-20 coin in this condition. I've got a comparable one (untoned) I picked up for 15 bucks.
Looks like a PCGS holder, which makes a doctored coin somewhat less likely. I'm surprised it made 66, but it's nice.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I am with the natural tone vote .. but did not vote .. I was thinking $50 is to much. A MS 64 coin it can be had for less than $20. This is a very attractive coin, I was thinking this coin was MS 65 before I read your last post. If it is slabbed by a top TPG, with a MS 66. And I was wanting one, I think I could go $50 for a MS 66 or better. |
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I was thinking Natural Toning, but I wouldn't pay $50 for it..
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Bedrock of the Community
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You missed an option, NT and Had I the money I would spend less than $50.00.
It lacks strike, it does not have full steps and there are numerous contact marks on it. Yes the toning is natural and I find it attractive too, but look past the toning and see the condition of the coin does not justify any more than a $20.00 bill in my opinion.
I would also like to say that there are many nicely toned uncirculated 1950 D nickels that are available and probably will be for some time to come. Many were hoarded in 1950 and stayed in paper wrappers that can produce a nice tone like this. Keep hunting or overspend, that's your choice. I would not spend anything like $50.00 and toning is common enough for this date to do better with a better grade.
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Pillar of the Community
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That coin could very well be AT. Then, again, it could very well be NT. Then, again, it could very well be half-AT, and half-NT, in which case, depending on which came first, it would be ANT, or NAT. Then, again, it could be QT.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Market acceptable toning, $35-45.
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Pillar of the Community
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Alright, thank you for all your help! Now, here's an untoned one. Nickel experts, what do you make of it? (I was the underbidder in the auction, I feel confident I let it go well but perhaps I'm wrong!)   Thanks again! =) |
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Pillar of the Community
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Not an expert but the second one looks better to me. I would not buy it for anything near $50, though, but that's me.
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree, the second one is a higher technical grade. I don't think it's worth 50 bucks, but it's a nice looking nickel.
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Now that's a full five steps, right? Not sure if that nick in step 6 would keep it from FS with NGC, but it would with PCGS, right?
Btw, it's holdered NGC as a 66, which seems right to me, no? Pretty nice strike. When you see this side by side with the rainbow toned one, it's hard to imagine how that got 66!
I bid $45 (not counting bp!) which I figured was high and should guarantee I'd get it, so when somebody outbid me I just let it go.
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Pillar of the Community
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When I was collecting them, I would look at the adam's apple, pillars,and steps.
I think the second is a great coin but I'm not sure I would rate it as MS only because of what looks like wear on the reverse. I fully agree the rainbow one does not rate @ 66.
I would expect a 66 to have sharper definition of the pillars on both coins. Again, that is my opinion.
I don't think you went wrong letting the second one go after it went over $45.
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