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United States
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I put together a State Quarters set back in 2008 with mint uncirculated coins. I noticed today, only 6 years later, that the coins are starting to tone a bit of a golden yellowish color from the folder they are in (littleton green folder). If this was yours, would you just let them continue to natural tone or move them to a different folder? [No photo, because it's just a very faint toning at this point that isn't showing up well in photos. ] Edited by tkbslc
08/06/2014 11:57 pm
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Generally, I like toning and would take a pleasantly toned coin over a bright white anyday. BUT for the State Quarters I think that I would and you should probably keep them brilliant white as they look best that way. |
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Normally I wouldn't worry about toning. Natural toning can be attractive (eye of the beholder, of course) and generally doesn't detract from the coin's value or appeal. But I agree with zxccxz on the State Quarters. I have quite a number of them that have an unattractive (to me) yellowish all-over tone to them and I generally spend them or put them in my "ugly toners" jar if the yellowing is particularly pronounced. For what it's worth, I used to store all my State Quarters in a large plastic Costco carob raisins container. They were there for 10+ years and perhaps the plastic started to off-gas and contributed to the yellowness. Ultimately it's up to you. And yes, that color is kind of hard to capture in a photo unless you're really good at coin photography. :) |
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Sadly it's too late for brilliant white. They are all light toned already.
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United States
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I'd just enjoy them as is, and replace them as you find or buy brilliant white coins. The cupronickel cladding tarnishes easily and clad coins can be stored in a folder or an album stored inside a ziplock with a package of desiccant in order to preserve the surfaces.
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I'd keep them in the folder. I keep my State Quarters in a Littleton Folder too. They've been there for several years, and may have toned slightly. I don't mind. |
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Depends upon whether you like toned coins or not.
I don't (except for pastel-colored Jeffersons).
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08/07/2014 08:45 am
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I say let them continue toning and "evolve" on their own. But that's just me. For me, it would be interesting to see how they progress over the years. For years, my dad kept his coin collection in our attic. We live in TN! That means hot, humid summers. All of his Morgans and other silver coins were in "ancient" 2X2s from the 1960s and 70s. Most of the Morgans have golden-amber rim toning. I cannot believe that they didn't tone more than this. A LOT of them are like this. Some, however, are as white as can be. You just never know.
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After looking more at them, the toning has already changed them enough that they would already be considered toned, I think. I guess nothing to do but see if it turns into to ulgy or interesting tones. I'm going to leave them.
So do all coin folders and albums tone coins? I'm putting together a higher grade type set in a Whitman folder and I don't really want them to tone.
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United States
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I also have a set in the same Littleton green folder. Mine have toned too but it is a light even gold color so it doesn't take away from the designs much.
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That pretty much describes mine, too. I just worry in 30 years that could be chunky brown, though! =)
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Posted 08/07/2014 12:47 am
