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HuguesGervais Valued Member Canada 74 Posts	Posted 10/05/2017 6:58 pm @skelly423 Thanks you for your comment. I try my best and my years of photography experience is helping. Also, I am an electronic engineer which make easy to work around the physics of photography. My real job is selling fingerprint scanners and I travel a lot around the world (so far visited 103 countries). Below you can see photos taken over the years: https://hugues-gervais.smugmug.com/Travel Even for my travel photography, I don't use filter nor did I post process them. Only crop and adjust shadow/highlight. Good technic and equipment (not cheap) help taking good coin photo. Report this Post to the Staff
HuguesGervais Valued Member Canada 74 Posts	Posted 10/05/2017 7:07 pm @Percy I don't really know since I never have a coin toned during the time I own it. Most coins I bought are already slab except the silver $1 1971 ane above. I read and hear that sulphur within the velvet, carton and cloth increase the oxidation. That's why there are so many 1971/72/73 dollar nicely toned, all stored in the red velvet. Same for 1967 set. Also, many proof-like set (before the plastic oil was use) have deep toning because of the white carton holder. See these 2 lots from TCNC auction. I try to buy it but I was outbid. https://auctions.canadiancoinsandpa...ion/87/lot/1 https://auctions.canadiancoinsandpa...ion/87/lot/2 We see the toning is stronger for the 10c and 25c because coins are smaller than 50c/$1 so toning cover the entire coin. Also, been less thickness there is more air coming in and interact with the carton. Report this Post to the Staff
HuguesGervais Valued Member Canada 74 Posts	Posted 10/05/2017 7:16 pm Here is another example of coins that would look AT not knowing the history. I bought the set still sealed in the plastic film but with minor cut in it. I pay a small premium but not enough to justify someone to get the trouble to accelerate the toning. I can't explain why it toned like that. I guess, if left by a window with sun over many years, the cut allow oxydation coming from specific direction. These sets are typically display at dealer store by the window. Again, just my guess. If I show the single coin photo to many people, most will say AT (including myself) but the fact it's still inside the film make 99.9% as NT. They sold quickly when I list them on ebay and I am sure PCGS would tag them as questionable colour. Report this Post to the Staff
4mile123 Valued Member Canada 249 Posts	Posted 10/05/2017 8:24 pm Hugues, I have purchased coins from you and am very happy with them. Thank you for this thread, I have found it very interesting. Also, the pictures you have taken on your travels are incredible! Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5689 Posts	Posted 10/05/2017 9:41 pm I don't collect Canadian coins, but this thread has been fascinating and instructive. Thanks for sharing your photography set up to bring out an accurate depiction of the toning. And I agree your travel photos are outstanding! Report this Post to the Staff
doubleeagle59 Pillar of the Community Canada 2495 Posts	Posted 10/05/2017 9:46 pm Too many pictures for me. Most look AT, but then again, I just looked at them for a split second so I could be way off. Report this Post to the Staff
1cent Pillar of the Community Canada 1051 Posts	Posted 10/06/2017 05:13 am Quote: @SPP-Ottawa The 1973 dollar is silver, not nickel. It's not silver. The 1973 PEI dollar pictured in your original post is a nickel dollar. The silver dollar for 1973 was the RCMP centennial. Report this Post to the Staff
HuguesGervais Valued Member Canada 74 Posts	Posted 10/06/2017 07:59 am @SPP-Ottawa I was thinking you were talking about the 1977 $1 I just posted. But now I realized you were talking about the 1973 PEI from initial LARGE posting (which is blue). My mistake. And I agree with you, it's nickel and cannot tone like that. I didn't realized that coin was nickel when I bought it. I was thinking it was silver. Now it make sense PCGS didn't slab it. 25 USD grading fee lost because of my ignorance. Below is the details when I bought it on ebay to be sure people don't think I tone it myself. Report this Post to the Staff
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