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I was with SPP when the rolls were cracked.
Nickel tones to a graysh color, not to the rainbow that some of these coins show. These colors are caused by deposit of crystals (and organic material), not by the natural reaction of Nickel to the atmosphere. In my mind, there is no difference between this toning and the ones cooked by toning experts but one: SPP did not fabricated the toning of these pieces.
Yes, I am a purist.
... and I am talking against my own interests since I had the privilege to select the nicest ones - a full 2000 set plus many 1999 and olympic.
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A coin is toned when it changes colour, no matter how it was done or how long it took -- buried, submerged, or stuck under a torch. I agree with DBM; artificial toning implies intent -- whether buried, submerged, or stuck under a torch. Thus I believe SPP's coins to be naturally toned, because there was no intent to alter the coins on his part. It does, however, raise a bit of a question. Down the road how is a future owner of these 25c going to know how they were toned? Is it important? Will they even care? They should, in my book.
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I had and still have some 1871-1971 BC silver Sp dollars that have toning and some with no toning, the ones that are toned have the sponge pad that come packaged in the case and the ones with no toning have no sponge pad.
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"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Natural toning as well! Very pretty!
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You know, I am sitting here with tons of these toned coins in my basement... so I decided to grab some from the 1999 series, and figured I would offer them to anyone who digs this sort of thing... http://www.ebay.ca/itm/301265149716"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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How many of these "sets" are you selling? Those are some pretty cool designs and tones!
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Got a set of 12 toners?
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Got a set of 12 toners? Not from 1999, but I do from 2000. Fire me a message if that is something you might be interested in. I'll see how the response is for this set, before assembling and listing others... the hardest part is trying to get decent photos of the coins. I did get one certified ICCS MS-65: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/290940849629"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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like gasoline on water... SPP, I was always looking for another term for toning, and you hit the nail right on the head with that one ..  |
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Just to put closure on these same 1999 and 2000 25c coins. I put a few of the best ones aside for a few years... and just recently sold them on ebay, several to a CCF member (who loves toned coins). I also got much better at photographing toned coins. Here are some examples that sold last week. They sold within days of being listed, and if I had saved more of them, I probably would have sold them as well... (instead, the remainder went to the bank). Harmony reverse and obverse   Pride reverse  October 1999 obverse  "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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wow these are great. I've never seen nickel coin do the rainbow thing. impressive.
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