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North of 49 Pillar of the Community Canada 617 Posts	Posted 02/09/2011 5:07 pm I would like someones opinion on these coins. Are they toned or not? forgive the picture quality this is my first attempt. All of these coins have a yellow/gold hue on one side but not on the other. I'm guessing it something to do with the plastic case but I would like to hear what someone else has to say about this. thanks Report this Post to the Staff

hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 02/10/2011 11:15 pm they are artificially "toned", if at all Report this Post to the Staff
canadian_coins Pillar of the Community United States 2408 Posts	Posted 02/11/2011 09:32 am This looks like the 2004P BU Set - standard 7 coins issued @ 23.95 (oh-canada set). Over 53,000 sets were minted. Unlikely that anyone removed the coins for the purpose of toning. There would also be major evidence. In your set it appears the plastic is intact. The other possibility is a forgery using regular circulation coins, but the coins look about right for this set. The possibility of some sort of chemical reaction but I have not seen anything like this on any of similar sets I've had. I am not a chemist so I don't know what could cause this (sun exposure?). Report this Post to the Staff
TwoCentsWorth Valued Member Canada 250 Posts	Posted 02/11/2011 12:29 pm Can you tell if the discoloration is on the coins? Maybe the plastic has colored? Report this Post to the Staff
timsumrall Pillar of the Community United States 1256 Posts	Posted 02/11/2011 12:40 pm I see some discolored plastic. Report this Post to the Staff
North of 49 Pillar of the Community Canada 617 Posts	Posted 02/11/2011 5:02 pm Boy do I feel stupid. I cut the coins out of the holder and sure enogh they were a perfectly normal colour, the plastic had yellowed. Timsumrall and Two Cents you were right on. Thanks everyone for helping me clear up this mystery. Report this Post to the Staff
1cent Pillar of the Community Canada 1051 Posts	Posted 02/14/2011 6:14 pm I'd bet a wooden nickel that these coins spent some time either in the post office display case, or a dealer display case, and were exposed to natural daylight on the reverse side (reverse side "up" being fairly usual practice)for some time, yellowing the plastic in the process. Report this Post to the Staff
North of 49 Pillar of the Community Canada 617 Posts	Posted 02/14/2011 8:37 pm Yeah your probably right 1cent. Before I realized it was just the plastic I felt that I had some pretty cool coins there ....at least for a while. Report this Post to the Staff
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