Since I've started becoming interested in the toned coins I've realized there seems to be a few different types of tonings (the kind with greens and yellows, the kinds with blues and purples, and the really vivid reds with slight purple.) Is there a difference between these though? And what type is generally worth more? Attached are a few examples I've found of the blue/purple and the red/purple for sale at the moment. If someone was to buy either of these types which would normally be a better choice or would it come down to preference in looks? And is the vivid red one even real toning (because I'm actually considering buying it, so please dont decide to find it and beat me to it because i found it. Lol, really though).
Oh. You dont have to answer this question if you dont want to but, how much did you get from that one?
The vast majority of mid-50s bus strike coins from mint sets have the purple/blue toning. It has to do with the tissue paper that covered the coins in the envelopes.
people buy what they like in toning. there are all kinds of tastes out there for toning. I like rainbow toning and orange with blue toning.
It wasn't tissue paper, it was very thick paper, more like card stock. The tissue paper was only used with earlier Proof sets. But yes, the paper could have played a part in the toning, so could the envelopes themselves. But it also had to do with all of the other possible environmental variables. And there are thousands of them.
So, for the future to avoid mistakes, what would you guys say would probably be the value of the two dimes i posted? Is that really down to the buyers? Because that proof is really calling for me but i'm not sure if i should spend the $34 on it that is being asked or just wait for a cheaper one to come around. It would be the most i've spent on a coin so far (i've never payed more than $10 for a single coin.)
You would likely be best looking at previous sales prices of toned coins on the Heritage or Stack's-Bowers auction archives or through ebay for more common coins such as Roosevelt dimes. The value will be determined heavily by what folks believe is the grade.
