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Pillar of the Community
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Blast White is the way a silver coin leaves the Mint when it is newly Minted and it is the most original condition.
However it takes a huge stretch of the imagination to believe that a 100+ year old Silver coin hasn't tarnished over that period of time and is in the original Blast White condition without some sort of chemical assistance.
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't and never would dip coins to enhance their appearance. I would also consider dipped coins to be damaged/altered.
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Blast White is the way a silver coin leaves the Mint when it is newly Minted and it is the most original condition.
However it takes a huge stretch of the imagination to believe that a 100+ year old Silver coin hasn't tarnished over that period of time and is in the original Blast White condition without some sort of chemical assistance. I agree. For what it is worth, I like the look of worn circulated coins. I like seeing that a coin has been around places and done things. Good toning, like good wear, is just a part of a coin doing its job. I enjoying seeing that. But hey, it is not for everyone. If we all liked the same things then there would be a lot of lonely coins out there.  |
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I think that the era the coin is from plays a part in preference for some people. I think the era the collector is from plays a bigger part in preference for some people. But, I agree. I would never buy a blast white bust dollar, but I would buy a blast white Walker. |
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United States
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They all look like garbage to me
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Valued Member
United States
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I'll take a piece of "garbage" and "damaged" goods over any dipped-out, unnaturally bright, character-lacking widget any day.
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New Member
United States
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I'm sorry if that seemed like a response to you, all of those coins look fine to me, I'm referring to some of the crazy toned morgan dollars/silver coins out there that people fawn over.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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For what it is worth, I like the look of worn circulated coins. I like seeing that a coin has been around places and done things. Good toning, like good wear, is just a part of a coin doing its job. I enjoying seeing that.  I like dirt, dust and sometimes a little corrosion too.  |
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United States
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My wife specifically collects toned coins. Shes actually putting a date collection of Indian Head pennies together that are all toned. I agree with much of what has been said above about how toning is natural so it shouldn't effect the grade of the coin. I personally collect both, if the coin I want for my collection happens to be toned and looks good, I buy it. However, I'm not willing to pay large premiums for toned coins, especially if their raw (in that case I wont pay any premium for the toning). I can see why there is a premium though, since toning can often come out rather ugly to most viewers.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm sorry if that seemed like a response to you, all of those coins look fine to me, I'm referring to some of the crazy toned morgan dollars/silver coins out there that people fawn over. The demand for nicely toned coins has prompted many sellers/dealers to Artificially tone their coins and the TPG's are Not helping one iota by grading and slabbing these Horrors because they are "Market Acceptable" apparently   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Toning it tarnish if you will is a natural part of metallurgy. It can be hideous or down right gorgeous. Its like art. You either love a piece of you don't, you're either an art person or you're not. Its simple
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I would imagine that most collectors if presented with a table full of blast white coins with one nicely toned example amongst them that the toned coin would be the first coin examined  I am not sure if it is an appreciation of Art that draws collectors to nicely toned coins, I am thinking that people simply prefer colour to plain  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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In that scenario it could be because the human eye picks up color first and the brain registers it first. That's why road signs are different colors. Words are not as important as colors. So maybe you're right. It could be because our brains are inherently wired for color. The people that don't like color on their coins just prefer blast white so much that it overrides that hard-wiring at least where coins are concerned  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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The people that don't like color on their coins just prefer blast white so much that it overrides that hard-wiring at least where coins are concerned HeHe, Poor Buggers. I prefer my older Silver coins to be toned because on most occasions it means that the coin hasn't been dipped or at least not dipped that often. Yet on modern Silver toned coins to me mean that they have been stored badly or worse they are AT and I prefer the blast white modern coins. We are a fickle bunch us collectors  |
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