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I like attractive natural golden. red and blue toning. Doesn't bother me a bit. On earlier coins like barber and bust coins I like dark fields and light lettering and devices on worn coins.
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12/27/2009 11:44 pm
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Papasteeze...... Hey eagle! I like collecting red wheaties too! I have sets labled red, green and black. Awesome ! .......  |
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Natural toning is measured in years and decades I get what you are saying Biochemist. I do. Slow toning will often show different than fast toning. Slowly toned coins typically have more eye appeal to those who like toned coins than quickly toned coins. Again IMHO I just have a hard time differentiating between a toned coin that has sat in a chemical laden album in Arizona for 20 years vs. one in Georgia for 5 years and..... one that has had a chemical paste applied for a few minutes, other than the 20 yr old coin may look better to most than the 30 minute coin. My guess is that garish tones have more value to some. a toned coin is a toned coin. For example, rooted in scientific fact... to quote a typical R&D process: (replace the dashes with any thing that uh... has it appearance change as a result of enviromental conditions. Quote:
"To study the effect of different chemical species and storage environments on the life of --------- it is necessary to replicate, in a few short weeks or months, the natural aging of ---------, which takes place in real life over several decades. Such "accelerated aging," performed in a laboratory setting, has helped us comprehend the manner in which different -------- age. It has also helped us design real life solutions that are rooted in scientific fact. Before such testing, preservation solutions were based essentially on subjective perceptions colored by personal judgments that were as likely to be wrong as right." Again my apologies to the original poster (OP)I'll shut up now. k, thnx. bye. Edited by papasteeze
12/29/2009 12:21 am
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It sounds odd that the dealer would use "fair" in that context. As long as you aren't being deceptive, getting the maximum price for your product is what business is about. I suspect what the dealer is really doing is keeping it at the regular price because she can't reliably get a premium for those coins and doesn't want her inventory to stagnate. In other words the normal price is probably the price that balances out her desire to make a good profit on the coin and her need to sell the coins as quickly as possible.
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Do you prefer toning? Yup. 
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To add my Two Cents. Being new to collecting with very limited knowledge of the hobby, I have made my share of mistakes. I purchased a 1978-S Proof Eisenhower dollar and stored my collect in the proverbial shoe box which unknowing to me was high in its acidity containt. Well a small sliver of the box made its way under the 21/2 x 21/2 Mylar flip. The next time I brought that coin out to look at it that beautiful silver in appearance coin had toned to the color of brass. What a rookie mistake I have made. So I have moved my whole collect to several Rubbermaid containers. I guess in this hobby you learn as you go! |
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I like coins that had certain types of toning on them and my favorite are the rim toned coins that come out of old albums. I don't like the dull gray toning seen on a lot of coins. I'm a big fan of Franklin halves but many of them have this dark gray mottled looking toning on them that I really don't like it. |
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Toning can be attractive or unattractive, but either way it adds unique character to the coin. Obtaining a coin with attractive toning allows you to own something beautiful with a personality all of it's own.
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Bump for an old thread given the recent influx of new members and discussions on toning.
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On old coins yes! I am definitely in favor of old silver dollars and Reales showing their age with toning. I dont like it when 100+ year old coins are blast white, just seems unnatural. Now modern silver coins on the other hand like ASE's, Libertads & proofs I prefer with no toning. |
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I agree with theforce!! toning = damaged...if you read anything on condition and values...a toned coin is damaged.  |
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I agree with theforce! toning = damaged...if you read anything on condition and values...a toned coin is damaged. Please tell me where it says that toning affects a coin negatively in the aspect of value and condition. Many toned coins are very high grade and fetch moon money. |
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Aaahhhh! Revived the old toning thread!  I am not a fan of heavily toned coins. Some lightly toned pieces can be quite attractive though. Overall I prefer coins "as minted" and without toning. There is a hardcore group of toning fanatics (groupies?) that pay moon money for nice toning. Some dealers specialize in "toners". If you'd like to view some incredible copper toners, please visit the link below for RCToners website. His coins are unbelievable. http://rctoners.com/ |
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Aaahhhh! Revived the old toning thread!
I am not a fan of heavily toned coins. Some lightly toned pieces can be quite attractive though. Overall I prefer coins "as minted" and without toning.
There is a hardcore group of toning fanatics (groupies?) that pay moon money for nice toning. Some dealers specialize in "toners".
If you'd like to view some incredible copper toners, please visit the link below for RCToners website. His coins are unbelievable.
I agree. Those toners are absolutely gorgeous. I personally don't like very thick toning that masks details and luster, but occasionally a nice toner feels good. Also, if you want to drool check out this amazing registry set with a complete set of Morgans that are all toned. If I remember correctly this set sold for a little over a million dollars recently.  http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/all...?s=7520&ac=1Edited by wheatguy
07/31/2010 10:59 am
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