1911 MS64 Rainbow Toner w/ Matte Proof Traits
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I've been holding onto this one for a while without putting it up for sale until now, for several reasons. For one thing, I love it! The color and strike are mesmerizing. Second, I can't help but to think this coin has some relation to a matte proof, whatever that relation may be. The rims and granular surface stand out right away as characteristics similar to that of a matte proof. I deal with a fair amount of matte proofs, and each time I go back and look at this one I think the same thing. It does not have the matching diagnostics though, and even the traits I mentioned aren't completely dead on, so my final decision is that this is indeed a circulation strike. But it would not surprise me if new information in the future about the matte proofs and the mysteries that surround them points to this coin to be somehow related. I also have a 1910 like this, but it has signs of cleaning so I didn't want to offer it for sale. The reason I am selling this one is simple: I need the money. Otherwise, I would gladly keep it for my own investigational research. I somehow lost the full size pictures, so if you decide to take this coin I will gladly photograph it again for you before I send it to you, so that you can have large photos for your own records.
Description
I've been holding onto this one for a while without putting it up for sale until now, for several reasons. For one thing, I love it! The color and strike are mesmerizing. Second, I can't help but to think this coin has some relation to a matte proof, whatever that relation may be. The rims and granular surface stand out right away as characteristics similar to that of a matte proof. I deal with a fair amount of matte proofs, and each time I go back and look at this one I think the same thing. It does not have the matching diagnostics though, and even the traits I mentioned aren't completely dead on, so my final decision is that this is indeed a circulation strike. But it would not surprise me if new information in the future about the matte proofs and the mysteries that surround them points to this coin to be somehow related. I also have a 1910 like this, but it has signs of cleaning so I didn't want to offer it for sale. The reason I am selling this one is simple: I need the money. Otherwise, I would gladly keep it for my own investigational research. I somehow lost the full size pictures, so if you decide to take this coin I will gladly photograph it again for you before I send it to you, so that you can have large photos for your own records.
