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I have been cracking away at my 7070 album for about 4 months now. After finishing my gold page I realized that that was the direction I wanted to keep on going was with buying gold coins. 7070 is on the backburner for awhile as gold as taken over. Picked up my first few gold toners(hard to find and when found hard to get a good price). Anyway here are some of the new pickups. type 3 Gold dollar   The gold dollar was the last one I needed for my gold page.  Picked up a classic head as well   Now for my most recent pickup and it is becoming my new favorite coin. This toned indian quarter eagle! splendid greens and light rosy pinks!   That's about it for purchases for now. Trying to save some money for the Baltimore show coming up next month. Plan on getting a few more gold coins or just one nice big key date one. Thanks for looking. |
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I thought I read/heard that gold seldom if ever tones naturally. Don't know if it true or not. Someone here should do some research on that...not it  John1  |
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That first gold dollar...  The rest of them... |
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Beautiful Coins!! I love the gold page.
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wow, real stunners. that $1 is incredible on the reverse. love the 1835 as well.
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I thought I read/heard that gold seldom if ever tones naturally. Don't know if it true or not. Here is what I came up with: Quote:
Gold, the least chemically reactive metal, aside from dulling slightly generally stays the way it is over even thousands of years. But the copper or silver that modern gold coins is typically alloyed with can tone, turning the color an attractive deep orange.
Some gold coins over time pick up subtle light brown or orange-brown streaks or spots, called copper spots or carbon spots (though carbon plays no role in their formation), which may have been caused by incompletely mixed copper in the alloy, by airborne contaminants, or by someone having breathed or sneezed on the coin. Unless copper spots are particularly conspicuous and offputting, they doesn't affect the value of gold coins. Toned gold coins with a "cloudy" affect are usually artificially toned |
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Wow, that IQE is simply beautiful! Very nice picks.  |
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Based on personal experiences with jewelry coins, the 1926 Indian looks like it has been in a frying pan or under a blowtorch. The mottled blue and purple iridescent toning only requires a few seconds of high heat.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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06/10/2016 09:09 am
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Very nice! |
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This page is absolutely stunning... Awesome gold coins! |
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The toning on that $1 Indian is gorgeous!
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To me it is always nice to see nice gold coins .. Thanks for posting these |
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Beautiful... thanks for sharing.
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Thanks everyone. I'm aware of the toning on the gold and people not liking it. It's in a straight graded mgc ms62 holder so I am not too worried about it. It adds to the coin IMO. The coin is superb in hand. I just think it's the copper or whatever other alloy in there toning. I personally like it and toned gold isn't all often that seen. More gold coins to come!
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The reddish tone on the 1862 and 1835 coins looks natural and I like them. The 1926 looks artificially toned. It could be natural, from a house fire or contact with environmental sulfur for instance. I'd suggest leaving that one in the holder.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Posted 06/10/2016 07:54 am
