1972 Washington Toner - Thoughts?

I guess a GTG would be in order becaus I'm curious what others think about it. But also what do you think of the toning? I realize the toning patter is distracting to some degree...but the more I look at this coin the more cool I think it is.

And lets do one more thing...take a vot

 

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The obverse looks like it is in plastic ?

 

@deacon2828 - A fellow Hoosier! Where 'bouts are you located? I'm in the Daleville area

 

Greenwood !

 

Ok..very familiar with that area. I lived in Indianapolis for about 14 years (5 on the far west side of Greenfield (21st an German Church), then 5 in Fishers.

 

My Grandsons live in Greenfield, 1 daughter lives in Shelbyville, 1-lives in Beechgrove. My wife an I are both Southsiders ! I am very familiar with Daleville too.

 

The toning is common in mint sets. I believe it's caused by the inner layer of plastic.

 

Agreed, it looks like the toning is from plastic.

 

It's perfect for the era. Somewhere there's an old hippie that would dig it.

 

It almost appears to be a film, or even PVC.

 

Yes. These old (pre-1985) envelopes had an interior liner with PVC in them. This is a common look for mint set coins. The '72-D is often a superb Gem with this kind of toning or tarnish. Most of them can be saved with a soak in acetone or 91% isopropyl alcohol. The best bet is a 50: 50 mixture. A little denatured alcohol will take care of other problems that sometimes show up.

 

I don't know if its AT or NT, but its ugly and not market acceptable. That's all you really need to know.

 

@cladking knows his stuff! This was in a mint cello pack. I pulled it out.

I like it, and if I like it, then I'm sure others do. I can appreciate @physics-fan3.14 's opinion, but I don't find it ugly...just different.

 

Hey, to each his own. That's the beauty of this hobby - collect what you like, and in the end it doesn't really matter what I think.

 

Told ya plastic !!

 

It's on the coin actually has luster to it...need to see if I can get a pic that shows it

 

+1

That said, I voted for AT because there was no option for "not market acceptable"