| Author |
 Replies: 18 / Views: 3,596 |
Page 2 of 2
|
|
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
Did you (and/or anyone else) learn something from your question? If the answer is "yes", then it was not a dumb question!
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
1733 Posts |
Actually that nickel is slightly toned. Nickel doesn't tone like silver or copper per se but it does take on a NiO patina. It's just so slow and so shallow a protective layer it's easy to say nickel doesn't tone. But it does. If you remove the patina with an acidic cleaner (only way it will come off without a lab and some special gasses and fluids) it will reform depending on the temperature and exposure to oxygen. It's quit visible when you compare a protected nickel to an unprotected nickel (99.9% variety of nickels like this one).
|
|
Valued Member
Canada
307 Posts |
Quote:
really dumb question then only dumb question is the one not asked. generally it is said that toning does not affect the value of a coin....in reality if I was looking at buying it I would be leery as toning can hide imperfections... |
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
834 Posts |
I grabbed one of these sets about 3 years ago at a garage sale
Decided to crack it open and low and behold the 1967 dollar was the diving goose variety.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
1610 Posts |
Here's a slightly dumb question, can nickel or copper-nickel coins have silver-like toning when they have been lying next to toned silver coins for quite some time. I have coins that really resemble silver and they fooled me a bit.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
1733 Posts |
Cupro nickel coins can take on a radical toning, it's all about metal percentages at that point. I'm not sure if the proximity to silver affects things much. Likely whatever is toning the silver is toning the cupro-nickel as opposed to one type of coin affecting the other.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1436 Posts |
Here's my set w/ a toned nickel...  |
|
Valued Member
Canada
227 Posts |
Are these 'after market' coin sets worth anything? I have a neighbor who has a sereies of them. About 10: pennies, nickles, war sets, etc.  |
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
1581 Posts |
They are worth what the coins in them are worth. There is no premium.
At a minimum the $1.85 face value in silver is currently worth 14x that face value ($25.90)
Beyond that, it will depend on the specific grades and eye appeal of each coin.
|
|
Valued Member
Canada
170 Posts |
Did you buy that set at the Camrose Coin Auction? I was there and saw the same set.
|
|
Rest in Peace
1988 Posts |
Dumb question...?
NOT, read my signature below.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
3692 Posts |
In my opinion, and I always say this, is that if the coins within the album or set are of equal grade and high eye appeal then together the value is more. To me, at least. This may not reflect the reality of it in a real market, though.
|
|
Valued Member
291 Posts |
I really like the way that set looks. I'd be happy to find one to hang on my wall!
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
1192 Posts |
The toning is nice on that set. Worth more than melt, though not a whole lot as the coins are still quite common.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1436 Posts |
Well the 1967 Comm. set arrived yesterday and the nickel is NOT toned... must've been a reflection from the proof-like surface  Gorgeous toning on all the other coins though.  |
|
Page 2 of 2
|
Replies: 18 / Views: 3,596 |
Page 2 of 2
|
First Page
Posted 12/08/2011 10:27 am
