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Thoughts On This One, Would You Buy It?

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 Posted 08/24/2015  5:24 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add paralyse to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Too dark to be AT. Not a very good strike, but gorgeous toning. I think 63 is the correct grade given the quantity of bag marks and nicks visible on the obverse portrait.

Not many people are going to pay $100 over FMV for a toner, no matter how pretty it is, unless the underlying coin is in and of itself of sufficiently high quality to merit the investment.

I see too many people on ebay thinking that toning like this magically doubles or triples the value of the coin, when in reality it alienates part of the market (the "must be blast white" crowd) and makes it an even harder sell. (Unless you're going for a complete set of rainbow-toned Walkers, how many examples do you need?)
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There isn't the big market for toned Walkers that there is for Morgan dollars. Nevertheless, rainbow Walkers are seldom seen so I think this one might find a buyer at the asking price. The PCGS certification will reassure buyers that the toning is officially not artificial.
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The dirty little secret about toning is it's only artificial if you say it is. This is plainly the look which is described as "authentic album toning" although I freely admit it could be duplicated in a way a prudent numismatist would call "artificial."
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I'd put a $100 on the table and walk away if it wasn't picked up. Don't miss this for $10. This kind of toning isn't seen on Walkers too often.
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I love the toning but, the very weak strike prevents me from buying it at any price.

The Walking Liberty half collection 1933-S - 1947-D set I am assembling all have full heads, hands, and flag lines oh the left leg on the obverse and full feather detail on the eagle's chest and legs on the reverse. They grade MS64-65 with nearly all of them having various amounts of toning. I do not care for blast white that much.
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