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Valued Member
Norway
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To one, a coin with vibrant toning is a thing of beauty, to others it's plain awful. So, what kind of toning do you like? Of theese three my favourite is the 1880 no mintmark.  [/url]  [/url]  [/url] |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Natural toning most of all! To be more specific, even though I like most kinds of toning, that 1884-O Morgan dollar really caught my eye. I think it's the contrast between the amber toning and the blast white surfaces. Nice coin!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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In general:
-- blast white for MS coins
-- light natural toning for AU and XF coins
-- natural gray toning for VF and lower coins
EXCEPTION: I find the pastel colors sometimes encountered on nickel coins VERY appealing
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United Kingdom
856 Posts |
Not a US classic coin collector, but I do have definite opinions on toning! Personally, since my coins are over 350 years old I prefer them to look as if they are rather than shiny-as-new. However quite often (particularly with detector finds) such coins are cleaned by museums before being retuned to the finders. So there may be little choice in the matter. Consequently I have coins from near-black to shiny silver. My favourites generally being a bluish grey:  My only real dislikes are rainbows (which just look ridiculously artificial to me) and patchy or spotty toning. Yellowish isn't a favourite either so I tend to hope any such coins will in time tone beyond that.. |
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United States
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Valued Member
 Norway
148 Posts |
Personally I think "Monster Toning" is a bit over the top, it is just TO much colour, almost holographic. But, as staded above, the views on toning is as diverse as the toning itself. Hehe
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1531 Posts |
Though I do prefer blast white coins, I prefer rim-toned coins or "album"-toned coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm not sure exactly how it got this way, but I've always thought this one had a lot of character:  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
968 Posts |
Toning wont go black (terminal is the technical term) in your lifetime as long as you practice proper storage and related safeguards.
To answer the OP's question, I prefer blues and greens in my toners.
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United States
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Valued Member
440 Posts |
Bullseye toner if it has tasteful toning.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
567 Posts |
In general the only toning I like is when it is just very subtle coloration of the coin, anything more than that just seems gimmicky, especially rainbow toning.
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What kind of toning do I like? Ones that make my draw drop. I'm pretty fond of these 3    |
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United States
1003 Posts |
I love the toned coins posted in this thread.
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Posted 07/09/2014 07:38 am
