Peace Dollar toning question

I was looking over my Peace dollars and when I got to 1922........
These three are in identical 2x2's (same box, manufacturer) and when I put them away 1 1/2 years ago, they had quite a bit of luster. Now the 2 D's are unrecognisable from then, and the P is dull looking. Stored in same place, same conditions. I wish I had imaged them then. Has anyone else noticed if D's tone more. Would be interesting to see some examples of different MMs you may have that have toned differently.

 

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I think storage conditions have a greater affect than any particular Mint of origin. What grade do you assigned to these Dollars?

 

It does look dull but the toning is nice. It was either the storage of the coin or the coin was exposed to something prior to your adding it to your collection.

 

I wondered if all the mints prepared the planchets the same way or if the washing etc differed in any way. These 3 were stored together. Grading is something I am only now starting to learn, I have only been doing this for 20 months since I inherited Father-in-Law's collection.

 

Father in law had them for over 40 years, so it must be something in my house.

 

Maybe the temperature.

 

Undue Flatulence by company, neighbors, and baked bean casserole can cause this….over time. 40 years times 20 blasts a day equals 290,000 episodes. Lucky anything survived…

 

He lived here in Spain same town as us for the last 20 years, he bought the coins with him from Norway.

 

Damn, and I thought it was the drains

 

That's Doug...in the blue toga.

 

Nope, he was busy trying to stab Caesar. It WAS March 15th, after all.

 

The two are toning nicely. The third may be sealed differently and is slow to react to the environment. The best reply came from Doug and others, good luck. Thanks for the pic's and post.

 

Gold toning looks very nice

 

Doug is not kidding. He is onto something. Some of my coins, stored on bookshelves, in one of my spare bedrooms have light, colorful toning that has developed over the last 5-6 years. Now, this bedroom is directly opposite the hall bathroom of my house. I never gave it a second thought, but we all know that lots of Methane gets passed in hall bathrooms.

 

The UN didn't take this issue in mind when they issued their report on Global Warming...........

 

Storx cond heat, humidity.

 

I agree that gases in the air plus humidity can affect coins more than one can imagine. I've found that by storing coins in 2x2 flips and a Dansco 7000 album with protective slip cover slow down the deterioration of silver and non-silver coins. For relatively few dollars, one can save coins worth hundreds or even thousands, plus the obvious sentimental value. Proper storage is everything.