2001 North Carolina State Quarter, How Is A Coin Toned?

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madzdad71 Valued Member United States 377 Posts	Posted 05/31/2008 4:24 pm I have a more updated pic of my toned N.Carolina quarter. I blew the lighting on this one. Bill Report this Post to the Staff

KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 05/31/2008 4:31 pm I have to say the toning looks good in the historical context of the reverse--it imparts a sense of time. Edited by KurtS 05/31/2008 4:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Chaotech Valued Member United States 99 Posts	Posted 05/31/2008 4:46 pm madzdad, go in a dark room like the laundry room, lay the coin on a white sheet of printer paper, use macro focus (the flower icon on your camera) and take the photo from about 3" away with flash, this is the best way that I have found to really show toning... see attached photo... Edited by Chaotech 05/31/2008 4:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
madzdad71 Valued Member United States 377 Posts	Posted 05/31/2008 4:52 pm The Coin has a copper tone to it, like it was dipped, or chemically treated. What you are seeing, is what it looks like. Report this Post to the Staff
j_h_s Pillar of the Community United States 1934 Posts	Posted 06/01/2008 07:01 am Hard for me to see toning as much as I see damage and corrosion. Report this Post to the Staff
Shamrock4sure Valued Member United States 101 Posts	Posted 06/01/2008 1:23 pm If you tumble copper and clad coins together after metal detecting the clad turns pink. Just throwing this out as an F.Y.I. Most of the pics here throw me off as to what I'm looking at. Report this Post to the Staff
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