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Valued Member
United States
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Hi,
I recently bought some silver proof sets and when I received them in the mail some of the older ones (99 and 2000) had some hazing or toning to them around the edges. Is that normal? Also what does that do to the value of them?
I am assuming they were not stored so well previously. thanks
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Light hazing/toning on proofs is common and it can hurt the value a bit if it's distracting.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
880 Posts |
I think it's typically due to a pin hole in the packaging, but it can be pretty much anything from my understanding. As bherring said, as long as it's not distracting you're okay. Is a dirty looking hue or a colorful one?
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Valued Member
United States
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We go through a BUNCH of proof sets at our website. Can tell you that lots of the modern proof sets have hazing/toning etc... the Mint packaging is very poor, just a bit of a twist and they come apart. They are not even close to airtight. I think a lot of the modern proof sets that don't tone, will be worth a premium in the future. Just comparing the number of messed up sets that we see.
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Valued Member
United States
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toning can also increase the value...all about the eye appeal...right?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've seen it triple the value of coins before. Or rather triple the asking price. I have a few in my collection that I have certainly paid a premium for.
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 United States
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...all about the eye appeal...right? Exactly. It all depends on the person buying them and how they see them (good or bad). |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Some of my proofs have the aforementioned hazing and I don't see them being worth more.
But maybe the white haze will, with time, eventually turn color to lets say, a purple haze.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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40% proof Ikes are notorious for unattractive milky grey-to-blue tarnish. NCC can remove it, but hardly worth it unless you expect it to grade 69-70
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Valued Member
United States
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here is a pretty cool looking tone on a silver dollar. I saw it on the auction wall at a local coin store.   Edited by Yonatin
02/24/2011 01:24 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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How can that be MS70? I know some people like toning,but that coin looks damaged to me...just my opinion of course. Some toned coins look very cool....mostly Morgan silver dollars. But that coin is damaged.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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And it's toned like that since 2010?  Isn't that just the least bit suspicious to you? And ugly to boot. |
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Valued Member
United States
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its not a real grading company like pcgs or ngc so everything is ms70
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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40% proof Ikes are notorious for unattractive milky grey-to-blue tarnish Got a couple of those, in the brown packaging. I don't think they are terribly unattractive though, more blue than grey. |
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New Member
United States
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It sure does seem suspect that those coins toned in just 1 year, I don't get the grading thing, how can anyone grade that as ms-70, I saw the post about it not being a "real grading company" What makes a grading company legit?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That American Eagle looks like it's had a few bad days since 2010...  |
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