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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Does black toning hurt the value of coins? Anyone have a dark toned coin collection? You always hear about people wanting blast white but never dark toned. Is this just caused by end of roll coins or does it indicate improper storage? Edited by LibertyEagle20
01/07/2017 10:52 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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can you post a couple of photos, everyone has a different opinion, on toned coins. but black is a whole different can of worms..
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I have a fondness for XF dark toned Morgan & Peace dollars. They are the 'ugly stepchildren' of the coin hobby, almost always discounted in price. Dark toning is end stage toning; more accurately called 'tarnish', which is silver sulfide. Those blue and rainbow toned specimens? Hope you have them stored in controlled atmosphere. They are headed for the dark side like so many other fine shiny specimens subject to atmospheric pollution. One of the worst is tobacco smoke. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1189 Posts |
Here's one of them. Hard to see from the pictures but it's a full torch coin.   It's in a slab so will it get any worse/darker? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
836 Posts |
I like dark toning, especially if it gives the coin a circulated cameo effect.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1963 Posts |
I don't like dark toning. It makes my job of grading coins that much harder.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
Dark toning can cover other problems.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
21606 Posts |
A. Black toned 1966 Silver Dollar. The reverse is a Gold colour.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
Many of my early Roosevelts are toned an ugly brown / black which I do not find attractive.
I have seen many toned coins that I admire but not my Roosies.
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United States
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It depends. Sometimes I don't mind it and it can look nice, other times it is unattractive. That Roosevelt dime is still attractive IMO, but I would probably not pay as much for it as a blast white coin. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It all depends on eye appeal.
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Moderator
 United States
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It all depends on eye appeal. This.  Black is (can be) beautiful.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3479 Posts |
I like dark toning on some coins. This is my 1849 Seated Liberty dollar I just purchased. Nicknamed 'The Dark Knight'.   |
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United States
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Nicknamed 'The Dark Knight'. I like that. And the coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm not a big fan of Mike's coin. Don't get me wrong, dark toning can be beautiful, but I just don't like the splotchy look of that one.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Mike's Seated dollar coin looks more like the 'Twilight' knight compared to this one with its nearly uniform end-stage dark toning on both sides. My kitchen-tabletop photography does not do justice to the subtle color shifts on the reverse. Coin has held its honored place in my Dansco 7070 album for several years now. It is a very difficult and expensive type to upgrade.    |
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Posted 01/07/2017 9:23 pm
