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Valued Member
United States
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Here's my toned 1896-P Morgan and I had to change a light bulb on my photographing setup with one that was cooler. So, I would like to know what you guys think the grade could be and if my photos are better or worse with the cooler light bulb.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pretty nice coin. I'd say MS-65.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Fantastic toning. Obverse chatter might hold it to MS-64? Are those Reed Marks on the neck, or is it a scratch? |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'd say 64 also (maybe a + or  ). Also the pictures could use a little more lighting to see the details better. |
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I say 64 also (maybe a + or ). Also the pictures could use a little more lighting to see the details better. So, something more like these photos   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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So, something more like these photos Yep, that's nice!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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64+. Pretty coin! IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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United States
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Does anyone else get artificial toning vibes from this one? Such vibrant and complete toning on both sides always raises suspicion for me, curious as to what others think.
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Does anyone else get artificial toning vibes from this one? there is a toning progression for silver Yellow (gold) Brown (an advanced yellow) Blue Red Green Purple Black you can see this color progression on surfaces of this coin and therefore natural. most AT coins tend to be more blotchy with hard lines between the colors and/or the toning appears to be superficial like you could scrape it off the surface. the toning on this one has smooth transition between colors. |
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Pillar of the Community
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 I feel confident this is natural toning. I have several 2-sided toned coins. |
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That is a gorgeously toned Morgan, beautiful. |
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Posted 05/15/2025 8:25 pm
