1879 O Morgan Dollar Gold Tone Color

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lilybee888 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 04/26/2019 12:45 pm Does anyone know why this coin has a gold tone. Every 1879 ) Morgan dollar coin I have seen shows that it should be a silver color. Could the material be made of something else? Does anyone know if this coin has value? * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Jadey Pillar of the Community United States 900 Posts	Posted 04/26/2019 1:07 pm It looks like a normal toned coin to me. Exposed to the environment, coins will develop a toning. Here is a link to an article about toned Morgans. From that article: Quote: Jhon E. Cash You know, color is an obvious way to tell if a Morgan dollar is NT. That goes without saying. The typical color progression for bag toned Morgan dollars is: Peach/Orange --> Powder Blue --> Bright Yellow --> Magenta --> Royal Blue --> Emerald Green --> Burgundy (darker magenta) --> Deep Teal --> Plum --> Charcoal. Doug Kurz has also developed a color chart denoting the color progression of a silver-sulfide thin film interference. This chart is more advanced than my above color progression gradient and will help you determine if those really WILD Morgans that may be suspect to you might in-fact be AT. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/26/2019 1:12 pm Agree. Just due to some unknown environmental exposure. to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog 04/26/2019 1:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 04/26/2019 2:10 pm To the Forum. Quote: Just due to some unknown environmental exposure. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21589 Posts	Posted 04/26/2019 5:08 pm I have several Canadian Silver coins that have just turned gold on one side. Probably stored flat somewhere that just the one side was exposed. Certainly not uncommon Report this Post to the Staff
paradimecoins Valued Member 52 Posts	Posted 05/06/2019 01:04 am Agree - normal tone with some sort of cool/strange exposure. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 05/06/2019 09:41 am Just normal toning. Report this Post to the Staff
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