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Looks like its been in an album.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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That was my guess too. If that's the coin they displayed and you bought, you might be stuck with it. If you want better, it can't hurt to ask them. I'd sure an try to get a better coin
I picked up 4 the other day in the mint boxes. I got lucky.
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In my experience, if I second guess a purchase from the beginning, It will bother me till I get rid of the coin.
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It it were me, I would see if I could return it.
I find that proofs from this time sometimes develop that haze but I think there will be examples out there that you without it that you would enjoy. Just my 2 cents.
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I contacted Littleton and am awaiting their reply. To answer the question, there was not a picture of a specific coin. It was advertised as a PF-63 condition coin.
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Actually - it is as advertised then IMO... they knew they weren't listing perfect coins - hence the nice price.
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I guess I should note my thoughts about the coin itself: I love the design! It's a beautiful coin to add to my collection. Whether I end up keeping this one or getting a replacement, it will permanently fill a hole in the half dollar commemorative section of my US Type collection.
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Actually - it is as advertised then IMO... they knew they weren't listing perfect coins - hence the nice price. That's why I'm torn. PF-63 could be assigned to a coin with worse issues (surface hazes or scratches). That's why I'm debating just keeping the thing as is... |
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I would keep it. When it is in the album, you will not see the toning on the edge. As you have mentioned, you do not want to luck into something worse. For example, no toning, but a nice rim ding or field hit.  |
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Good point, jbuck.
I'm no expert on tarnish....er... "toning", but once it starts, does that mean it will have a tendency to "spread" over time? I really don't care too much about the edge, but moreso about the tan-brown hue that's starting on the reverse of the coin.
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Is it toning I see on the obverse or haze? To me it looks like haze. Personally, I find toning OK but really avoid haze, for some reason it bothers me. I am referring to the planchet haze that develops on some of the commemoratives from that time period.
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If it's just haze a quick dip will fix it.
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On the obverse I think it's just a bad reflection of sunlight into my camera lens... There's really no discoloring on the obverse.
The brownish hue is creeping over the "ED STATES OF A" part of the reverse and can sorta be seen in picture #5.
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I'm no expert on tarnish....er... "toning", but once it starts, does that mean it will have a tendency to "spread" over time? It should be okay if you keep it in a safe environment (inside a clean building, stable temperature, low humidity). |
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I just received the same coin from Littleton as well and mine has the exact same issues  Chances are if you request another one, it will be the same (since we both got the same coin). Although I'd prefer for it to not have the black on the rim, I still paid less than the silver value of it so I'm going to keep it. |
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Posted 03/19/2013 08:46 am
