Are These Artificially Toned Silver Eagles? If So Is It A Scam?

Very curious as to what part of this qualifies as a scam, as the OP so boldly suggests?

So, let me see if I understand... Because you do not believe the coins could have toned naturally, and despite the fact the coin is graded and authenticated by ANACS, and deemed market acceptable, this is a SCAM?




I do not understand the basis of these accusations with no evidence whatsoever. If you could present any evidence or facts, that would be one thing, but I am greatly concerned about threads like this where someone is blindly accusing another of outright fraud, with no evidence to support these bold statements whatsoever. There is certainly a danger with threads like these, which seem to becoming more frequent, to quickly denigrate into outright hatchet jobs.

My late Brother and Coin Dealer from the mid 1980's to around 2005, would always look for a angle to try and scam anyone he could (and be proud of it)..

Reading this thread, my minds-eye flashes back to 2001, when he made connections with Coin Doctors that would teach him how to improve coin surfaces, and sold my brother a Coin Toning Set with instructions recommeding different types of toning for Bust Coinage and Morgans..

The toned coins here look like his work..

He had fooled a lot of people with his salesman's skills (he could sell snow in Alaska & sand in the Dessert), that being said, he went to far when he Toned over 20 ASE's with the same color contrast as his Morgan dollars.. I recall how this smooth talker stumbled over his words when he was asked "How can a new Eagle have the same Natural Toning as your Morgans"...

I spent a few years with him on the Coin Show Circuit sharing a Spot (I was buying & selling errors & Broken Bank Notes) so as not to interfere with his Numismatic interest..

I can tell you that behind the scenes, I have witnessed numerous Dealers that shared my late brothers ill habits in making a profit at all costs... In the end it all fell apart the last 8 years of his life...

I believe it was Karma

Over 1000 feedback, 100% top rated seller.

He does have a rather large selection of toned coins, many bullseye.

I agree that many different coins having near identical "art" toning probably indicates that the coins have had help getting that toning.

He is also selling them without negative reviews.

I wouldn't buy one, but I wouldn't go to the extreme of screaming scam, either.

That said though, dont let the date fool you. Silver eagles are highly prone to naturally toning very quickly in the right condions so the date is irrelevant

Not true at all, the .9993 silver content of Eagles tones quite easily in a natural environment. I personally have had silver eagles develop vivid purple and blue toning after less than two years of album storage.

If people are silly enough to pay 10 times the normal price for a BU Eagle coin because of toning, then they have created the market that takes them for a ride.