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perhaps the seller doesn't know, ASSUMING IT IS AT. I wont comment anymore than that because the owner is a CCF member and I don't want to jeopardize relations or anything  Quote:
100% AT and the seller I am sure knows this perhaps they will tell you if they do in fact know. Feel free to call me Will.
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04/23/2015 7:04 pm
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That is my coin. I'm not an expert on toning but it's a very attractive piece. The line between "natural" and "artificial" toning can be a very fine one.
I've seen probable AT coins that I like, and NT coins that I really dislike. Ultimately it's up to the collector to decide if they like it or not. Some people don't like any sort of toning and will even dip their coins to make them "white" again. When something is dipped too many times, it will start to look dead and without lustre. Often resulting in a lower grade than one would expect. Like an MS64 into an AU58.
PS- thanks for the free plug, artdio :)
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Sorry Pokerman no harm meant just a simple question and observation. The signs of AT to me at least are very clear and yes perhaps a fine line but no disrespect meant. I myself own many toned beauties and am sure some are AT aswell but if I were selling one I would say so. Once again Poker wrong person but your welcome if it helps you with your sale. Maybe we will meet on a sale some times. Are you fair on offers? ebay that is |
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I, too, don't think that it's natural. But I buy coins, not the descriptions. If you got it from an estate, thenthat's the way that it is.
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Interesting toning a little over my $7 coin budget though ;)
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It offends my eye----there is something about it----but I am no expert or have any experience---but it looks too Hollywood---sorry, I must turn away.
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Actually I think it's a very nice looking dollar. I would have no problem having that dollar as a addition to my silver dollar collection. The colors on the dollar are consistent with what you would find on a NT more so than the colors of a AT.
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What I find somewhat interesting is the "piece symbol" toning on the obverse of this dollar..
If there was "something purposely" laying on the obverse..with openings around..I could see that effect taking place..
I've seen a lot of choice dollars ..but none with that reverse colour. I'm sure that the "right atmospheric" conditions could possible do that.
I do have some from the early 70's that have great reddish/golden toning (very common in those years)..just none of the vibrant blur/green colours showing here..
Pretty(but strangely different)..but I've never seen this before..
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One of the toning experts on Morgan dollars would probably be able to decipher that toning properly. The thing is, you can have toning whereby the spectra of colour transition (birefringence) is all wrong, which is a dead giveaway. However, on this coin, the spectra looks fine. For me, AT signifies that there was a direct intent to tone - something that you cannot prove here... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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This has that I laid too close to a furnace or heat register look in a brown envelope look. My educated guess is some sort of sulpur exxposure in the past. That said I must agree with a previous poster that a lot of the time there is a fine line between original and AT.
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Posted 04/23/2015 7:05 pm
