So the other weekend I snagged this nice morgan. Saw that there was a tone spot on reverse, I looked at under the loupe and it has a nice blue color. My question is how long does it take for the toning to spread if I leave it the was it is in my room with a temp of about 77-80 degress F?
I guess thats why people artificially tone them, just a lil impatient people are. I will hold on to this one and see how it goes.
I am not crazy about that spot. PCGS does conservation now they could remove that spot for you for 1% of the value
That spot is not something I would like to see grow. To be honest, I would have passed on it just because of the spot. Chris
You better hope it doesn't spread at all. That "spot" has almost certainly permanently damaged the coin. That spot is not from toning, it's from sort of environmental contamination that has corroded the coin in that area.
Next time, I encourage you to ask questions (here) first. It won't irritate anyone here, but I can't say the same for some seller. Chris
Ok thanks guys,I will ask here first. It's a reputable seller that's been in business for a long time so i don't think he would mind if I poke him for a question or two.
That's not a carbon spot. Though I will grant you that more than a few people do call any dark spot on a coin a carbon spot, but that doesn't mean that's what it is. Carbon spots are actually in the metal, not on the metal as this spot is. Carbon spots are typically quite small and they do not get bigger. They are caused by a speck of impurity in the metal alloy itself. And carbon spots can not be removed. While spots caused by environmental contamination sometimes can be removed, again, because they are on the metal and not in it.
