Grades For 2 Rainbow Toned Netherlands 25 Cents - 1914, 1939

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highpeaks New Member United States 19 Posts	Posted 07/09/2014 02:20 am Quite new to coin collecting and getting used to grading. Liked the rainbowish tones on these two (part of my stepfather's collection). They apparently have 72% silver content. 1) Are these likely to be naturally toned? The pattern of dark and light on the reverse of the 1939 coin seems a bit suspect to me. 2) What grades would they be? I do have my thoughts on them, want to see if my guesses match the community's! Report this Post to the Staff

agandau Valued Member Australia 193 Posts	Posted 07/09/2014 05:44 am Some people think toning (oxidisation) is an aesthetic enhancement without discrimination. But not all of them are beautiful. I think there is a difference between rainbows and coffee stains. The 1914 coin reverse side has also been polluted from something else, (another coin?) at some stage in its long life. I find it hard to offer a grade. I'd grade the 1939 one, aUNC. A fine specimen, but a quite unusual colour. Despite that, please don't clean it. Edited by agandau 07/09/2014 05:46 am Report this Post to the Staff
jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 07/09/2014 06:26 am Both of those coins appear artificially toned to me Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 07/09/2014 09:46 am #1 is maybe VF, but someone shouldn't have used it as a coaster. #2 is AU. But I have my doubts about the toning on both. Report this Post to the Staff
highpeaks New Member United States 19 Posts	Posted 07/09/2014 09:53 am Cheers! I had thought around a VG-15ish for the 1914 one, but with the glaring black detail on the reverse, and around xF-40 for the 1939 one, plus of course thr toning implications. Report this Post to the Staff
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