Is the toning on this proof seated $ too dark for your tastes?

[chinook]

It was hard to capture the mirrors on this coin without getting a lot of glare off the slab.

[TomB]

It's really tough to tell what it would look like in hand, but I am willing to bet that I would really like it.

[Bruceswar]

The toning looks good to me.... I would take any proof Seated Material

[Hoot]

I just can't see that coin well enough Dave - please send to me.

 

Hoot

[kryptonitecomics]

I like the originality of the piece....beats a shiny white cleaned one any day of the week. I bet it looks even better in hand since you can angle the coin in just the right light to capture all of the characteristics of the coin

[thebeav]

I clicked expecting to see a 'black' coin.....This toning looks great to me. Very pretty coin.

Paul

[chinook]

Be careful Hoot, your buffalos might get jealous. You wouldn't want to start a stampede now, would you?

[Hoot]

Be careful Hoot, your buffalos might get jealous. You wouldn't want to start a stampede now, would you?

 

Buffalo, schmuffalo!

 

Hoot

[Oldtrader3]

IMHO, your proof S.L. dollar looks exactly as it should, after 150 years of natural toning. My proof SL Liberty dollar looks very much like yours (different date though).

[EZ_E]

I thought that I would be looking at a dog when I accessed this thread but instead was pleasantly surprised at the eye-appeal. Very sweet coin!

 

Is it PR 64 or did it make 65?

[the_Thing ®]

Hell, I like that toning much better then your common "rainbow".

[wingedliberty-migration]

I don't think its too dark at all, on the contrary, I think its exceptional. I love it.

[gmarguli]

From the pictures the toning is too dark for my tastes. I am also not a fan of the water pattern toning. However, this coin beats the hell out of any over dipped blast white coin!

[the_Thing ®]

Hey Greg, what is water patten toning? Educate me old wise one.

[michael]

i like it lots and i bet it even looks much better in person

 

looks like a really sweet original coin too with as good thick skin and definately above average eye appeal for a proof seated dollar

 

i am going to guess proof 63 which is totally crazy to guess any seated proof coin from a photo but from my educated guessitmate proof 63

 

in person sight seen if there are more hairlines then proof 62 and much less hairlines proof 64

 

but i say overall proof 63 from a photo guesstimate

 

michael

[wingedliberty-migration]

The gunmetal green pastels are to drool over.

[gmarguli]

Hey Greg, what is water patten toning? Educate me old wise one.

 

The surfaces have the appearance of water having dried. There is an odd shaped toning pattern around darker toning. It's fairly common on proofs.

[Leothelion]

The detail is great!

 

Leo

[Smittys]

Me thinks the coin looks Great.

Toning like that always gives me the feel of

it being a real treasure locked away in

someone's cabnit only to come out a real gem.

Thanks for showing it.

Smitty

[Oldnewbie-migration]

Very nice color. I've been trying to put together a seated proof set with that kind of toning.

Ya' just sit and tilt it under the light and it changes. I love un-dipped proofs.

[EZ_E]

Why so secretive about the grade? Come on, now, and spill the beans.

[Tradedollarnut]

62/63. The obverse is a bit mottled for my taste. Could have been lightly cleaned at one time. The reverse is nice indeed.

[the_Thing ®]

Hey Chinook, I like the coin so much, if you ever decide to sell it, give me first crack at it.

[chinook]

Thanks to everyone for the positive comments. I agree with Charlie that this is the way a 140 yr old coin should look.

 

Ok. EZ_E now what your been waiting for. First Congrats go to Michael and, of course, TDN as they correctly guessed the grade as 63.

 

Also, Greg made some good comments about the toning. If the obverse toning was like the reverse I think it would get a grade bump, especially when compared to the BUTT UGLY proof seated dollar I saw in an NGC 64 CAM holder yesterday. It was priced at $5900. .