Where Do You Get Your Toned Coins From?

Maybe buy from these people?

I can't tell the difference between AT and NT, yet. But want to learn.

Aren't those Gobrecht dollars? Is either one of them yours?

Artificially toned and naturally toned. Artificially toned: Someone purposefully subjected the coins to conditions that would tone a coin, faster than would happen naturally (I suppose).

Some folks happen to be proponents of NT, like myself, and some tend to frown on it. IMO, how on Earth can't you love them. It takes in some cases, decades and sometimes such as the case of some of the Morgans, centuries. There is obviously a huge market for NT coins as the populations of AT coins I am sure outweighs the NT coins. I am with just carl and would stay away from raw coins on ebay that claim to be NT. On to the TPG's, I sent in a 1943 Silver War Nickel that spent most of it's life in an old album as I purchased the album from an older gentleman that wanted to sell off his collection. This coin was every color of the rainbow. Well, PCGS sent it back to me body-bagged stating, "questionable color". Now to me, this phrase tells me that even PCGS was unsure. It's NT and I plan to send it back in a couple of years. You just never know with the TPG's. The only TPG that will slab anything and everything as NT or genuine is SGS. But then again, a F12 coin graded by PCGS cracked out will come back MS65 by these "graders".

I'm trying to understand why someone would AT a coin that could be worth over $100K...

Snooba, that's a nice site but not many toned coins. I am working on a site and will be selling some nice toned coins there for everyone. It will also include numerous links to help you better understand the hobby of collecting United States coins and paper money. The links are to other sites that write or teach about this hobby. Articles of all sorts will be displayed to make it easy for you to find the answers to your questions.

You will find articles about Toning of coins "my favorite", errors, making, history, grading, collecting, counterfeiting, and much more. .Even a section naming people that sell fake toned "AT" coins on ebay. This is all to show everyone what I know, what I preach and what I love.

Hope to finish the site soon
Rigo

rggoodie, artificial toning
Adding color(s) to a coin by various treatments with chemicals, heat and other methods in an attempt to increase its value. While a coin with natural toning may at times provide exceptional eye-appeal and command higher prices than an untoned specimen, a coin known to have been artificially toned (a deceptive practice) will bring much lower than usual prices.

Natural coloration of a coin caused by the atmosphere over a long period of time. Some collectors prefer attractively toned coins, and will pay premiums to acquire them. natural: Surface coloration resulting from normal exposure to environmental conditions, occurring over a period of many years. See also Artificial Toning and Toning.