1916 Barber Dime Awesome Rainbow Toning

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QuarterHoarder72 Pillar of the Community United States 2156 Posts	Posted 06/02/2019 8:44 pm Bought this nice coin out of a box of gray and regular dimes and quarters for $4.00. My pictures are slanted because toning is extremely hard to photograph! I love toning, so for me this is a great pickup. Report this Post to the Staff

GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 06/02/2019 9:20 pm low grade barber and merc dimes toned up pretty well! Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7615 Posts	Posted 06/02/2019 9:23 pm If you like it is really all that matters. Report this Post to the Staff
QuarterHoarder72 Pillar of the Community United States 2156 Posts	Posted 06/02/2019 9:32 pm Thanks both of you. I am very happy with my purchase. :) Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 06/02/2019 11:12 pm Worn coin that has been cleaned to within an inch of it's life, and is now rather nicely re toning, - enough to make it a 'keeper'. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 06/03/2019 02:45 am Nice color. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 06/03/2019 08:53 am Hate to burst your bubble but this is not the kind of coin you want for a rainbow toning . This Dime is very worn and cleaned . Probably this color from the cleaning chemicals . Report this Post to the Staff
QuarterHoarder72 Pillar of the Community United States 2156 Posts	Posted 06/03/2019 09:31 am Oof. My mistake. I couldn't tell it was cleaned. It's fine, didn't spend a ton on it. Thanks anyway! Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 06/04/2019 04:07 am Looks like a classic early Whitman album tone, from the old blue folders that only have one side of the coin visible. Color mainly on the reverse as it is in contact with the paper (the older folders had a higher sulphur content). The newer ones I believe have a non sulphur paper backing. Artificial toning will not follow the natural order of the visible light spectrum, think prism or rainbow, if you see colors out of order, then you can bet it's 98% faked with some sort of heat treatment or chemical substance. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
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