When is Purple Undesireable?

purplepennyhunter · August 29, 2013, 07:14:45 PM

*sigh* usually never but there is one exception. Pre-decimal proofs! A pre-decimal proof should be red and any sign of purple is a result of poor storage. Yeah they can look pretty and I do have a pretty purple halfpenny proof but it shouldn't look the way it does. You heard it here, I said it...

example:
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robbiegal · August 29, 2013, 07:17:50 PM

still preddy

saw one like that in a status international auction cat.

Goldseeker · August 29, 2013, 07:34:59 PM

Yuk, sorry PPH but that looks orrible............

Robster · August 30, 2013, 08:08:21 AM

I agree that it looks unusual, however if I found it in my Xmas stocking I wouldn't burst into tears.!! :dontknow:

accumulator · August 30, 2013, 08:57:32 AM

PVC damage ? also has heaps of hairlines on the obverse,cleaned as well ?

enworb · August 30, 2013, 10:33:09 AM

I dont find it attractive either. And the first thing i noticed was the hairlines. When PCGS/NGC grade predecimal proofs will they always grade but at a lower number? or will they body bag a proof as well?

wwwww · August 30, 2013, 12:42:16 PM

Quote from: 'enworb' pid='26548' dateline='1377824589'I dont find it attractive either. And the first thing i noticed was the hairlines. When PCGS/NGC grade predecimal proofs will they always grade but at a lower number? or will they body bag a proof as well?

Those aren't cleaning hairlines, they're die polishing striations. They are on all genuine 1959 Melbourne proof half pennies.

enworb · August 30, 2013, 02:38:37 PM

Theyre pretty pronounced and not very attractive. Do you have an untoned example tou could show off walter?

wwwww · August 30, 2013, 03:00:13 PM

Quote from: 'enworb' pid='26563' dateline='1377839317'Theyre pretty pronounced and not very attractive. Do you have an untoned example tou could show off walter?

They don't look like that in hand, they're actually very fine and invisible except under a bright light. These Melbourne copper proofs are hard to photograph in slabs - they only look good if you reflect the light source into the lens (which glares on the slab).

The striations are in the form of little curls which are raised at a curving angle, this makes only particular angles visible at particular angles of light so when you photograph them you only get the parts of the striations visible which makes them seem flat and lifeless - in hand they actually look quite beautiful and are responsible for what looks like a curvature of the surface when viewed without a glass.

I don't have any untoned examples, they're extremely rare in such a state.

enworb · August 30, 2013, 03:33:53 PM

Thanks for the info walter!

purplepennyhunter · August 30, 2013, 06:06:35 PM

I dug out a pic of mine. Not much use as the slab is all scratched up. Bought it already graded off Wynyard Coins. They didn't care much for the plastic.

Oh yeah and this one. For Sale

lacey · August 30, 2013, 07:53:52 PM

I love that dark one on top on this page.

Very nice PP

duggee27 · August 30, 2013, 10:43:59 PM

aw come on fellow collectors.. they are not ugly but handsome !!
in the hand my proof sparkles and just as hard to photo as any other copper

runway · August 30, 2013, 10:46:04 PM

Beautiful duggee27

dcoin · August 30, 2013, 10:57:25 PM

Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='26604' dateline='1377851795'I dug out a pic of mine. Not much use as the slab is all scratched up. Bought it already graded off Wynyard Coins. They didn't care much for the plastic.

Oh yeah and this one. For Sale

I personally don't like my copper coins toned purple however I don't mind my silver coins toned blue.....hmmm strange.

Those are some stunning coins above guys, pph that's the nicest 1959 proof halfpenny i've ever seen in terms of colour.