Many of you have heard that the old Wayte Raymond albums produced some very nice toning on silver coins, but before you spend your money on one of these old albums, you might want to read this commentary by David Lange of NGC. Chris [TABLE="class: newsArticleTable, width: 500"] Some buyers of coin albums are of the impression that a particular brand is great for imparting attractive toning to silver coins. This month, David puts that notion to a test. It’s rare that the theme of my column actually references its series title, but this month’s installment does indeed have to do with coin albums. As someone who collects and researches old albums, I frequently have competition for certain items from buyers who are under the impression that a particular brand is great for imparting beautiful toning to silver coins. http://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=2160&USA-Coin-Album edited - copyright David W. Lange's column, “USA Coin Album,” appears monthly in the Numismatist, the official publication of the American Numismatic Association. [/TABLE]
That was a very interesting,,,,,I figured this myself some years ago that these coin albums would have gased off most of it properties after 30 or so years and just was not worth spending all that money on old albums when a new acid laced paper holder would do the trick,,,,,,Thank you for sharing this with us.
An interesting article. I had heard about the Wayte-Raymond albums also and had considered purchasing some if I came across them at a coin show. I love some of my toned coins and intend to collect more. However, after reading 'Coin Chemistry' by Weimar White, I've just purchased some Intercept Shield products to arrest the toning. Desertgem suggested that coins be kept in these products also. I guess there was a 'brouhaha' regarding coin doctors and AT and naturally toned coins and I think kryptonitecomics got mentioned. (The thread has since been closed.) I've seen many of the toned coins that kryptonite sells, and though I am no expert, I would say that all are beautiful, naturally toned coins. Most of my toned coins are in my early mint sets as are many of the coins that are shown at kryptonites store. I don't think you can command the type of sales like I see at his store unless the coins are genuine.
