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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Hello there... I've been hoarding State Quarters for as long as the Mint has been minting them. Just now I've decided to go through the pile and put the best specimens in an album. As I've gone through them, I've noticed that quite a number of them have a light but distinct goldish/yellowish tone that I don't really believe I've seen many other places. Is this standard toning for State Quarters? I will say that I have been storing them in a plastic container. Is it possible that the container has been reacting with the coins somehow? |
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Moderator
 United States
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I have noticed that too. I had some just laying in a drawer that turned a real nice golden color. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4867 Posts |
Mine are in 2x2's and exhibit this yellowish toning. Very unattractive.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1358 Posts |
Yeah, my 2005-present quarters are all toning.. I thought it was my fault, but I guess if everybody's having this problem, I guess it isn't..
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Valued Member
United States
304 Posts |
I have yet to experience this from any of mine.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
This is pretty common, even in some coins from circulation. It's anyone's guess if this will help or hurt their value in the future.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12808 Posts |
It's so strange. I'll pull a couple shiny ones and then one that looks like it's been dipped in varnish. The one thing I can think of that appears to be common to the yellowish/yellowing ones is that they are the nicer, cleaner examples without many scratches or other wear marks.
I don't know what to do here when putting my album together... if the nicest coin exhibits this yellowing, do I move on to the next best one without the tone?
Does this toning adversely affect the numismatic value of the coin?
Perhaps I'll make a folder out of the yellows.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It is in my opinion that toned coins are damaged.
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Valued Member
United States
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I've had some tone too, but I think only ones that I kept in plastic film canisters. Maybe the toned ones from circulation were dumped from someone elses collection?
TheForce: If you have any pre-64 quarters that are "damaged" in this manner, I'd be happy to pay you face for them.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I've had some tone too, but I think only ones that I kept in plastic film canisters. Maybe the toned ones from circulation were dumped from someone elses collection? Well, the collection was mine and mine only. I pulled each of those out of circulation starting in 1997. BUT they were in a large plastic container that originally had about 5 pounds of Costco chocolate covered raisins in it. So, plastic could be the culprit here. The toning seemed to get move prevalent the deeper into the container I dug. 2 observations: 1. The most significant toning was on the P quarters 2. The most significant toning was on the better specimens When I try to take pictures, the flash seems to wash out the toning and if I turn off the flash, everything looks toned. To the naked eye, however, there is a distinct difference. I need to find better lighting for my pics. And probably a better camera. And probably a new stash of State Quarters from which to build my album, darn it. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I know what you mean. I've had a lot of the new quarters turn a golden yellow color, but I rather like it.
I've had one or two even turn a pretty blue color, I like those better.
Not sure what to tell you about the value of a toned quarter here, much of that depends on you, or a person to whom you might sell the coin. Beauty is a very personal thing. While many people disregard toned coins, I find them to be far more interesting than a lot of blast white Mint state coins. Variety is the spice of life and my collection. :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Don't forget that the outer layer is not pure nickel but 75/25 ratio copper to nickel, bonded to a 100% copper core, and as such coins tend be quite reactive with the environment, especially when stored improperly. Nickel coins generally tone faster than silver, and are difficult to find brilliant "white" after a few years. I highly suggest putting your choicest State Quarters, and other nice copper and nickel coins in Air-Tites or some other kind of sealed storage to preserve their color. |
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