The most classic AT coin I have seen in years!

A Masterpiece One! Love it!:hail:

 

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Here's some I got on the Bay. The seller is 'Art-i-cents'. I liked them.

 

I've seen some of this guys work and considered buying some of the morgans he did. I'm 99% positive that he uses an electric induction hardening machine (used to "spot" harden cast metal as is much cheaper and quicker then using the ovens) I ran one of these machines years ago, just wish I had tought to bring in some junk silver to play around with hehe.

 

how do you search for certain sellers on ebay

 

I have contacted the seller and he said it takes about an hour to make one. He uses electricity, and the process is similar to anodizing without the chemicals. The hardest part as you can imagine was learning how to control the process. He also said he has enough control to make two coins look similar, but not exact.

I have bids in on two coins, if I win, I am really looking forward to imaging them. I will be sure to post the results.

Mike

 

link please

 

Have fun with your coins,
Show them you care,
Tone them to there,
Or to there,
Or to there, If you dare.

Thank you George Carlin

 

Sounds more like a Seuss verse for coin collectors!
Hmmm...be right back, I have an idea.

 

www.ebay.com/sch/bphis/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3984.m1431.l2654

 

I might play around and make a few. it's only a silver Eagle. they make 25-30-40 million a year. I kinda like some of them.

 

He clearly states his coins are AT. I don't mind, I think they are actually pretty cool looking.

 

He could do them specially with your initials done in colors!

 

I received mine from the seller. I can't say I hate it. Just something fun to have. Paid $45

 

The problem is that inexperienced collectors might think this is a legitimate coin, and promoting sale of this monstrosity does damage to the hobby. If you like it, great. However, there are people who don't know that it isn't AT, and would buy it as a sensible coin purchase, which it isn't.

 

Sensible coin purchase ?
Ok, someonejust paid $45 for 1oz. of silver.. assuming silver is at $25 they essentially lock in over 50% of $'s paid in secured bullion value.
Now, what's more sensible.. someone paying for that, or someone paying 5-20x over bullion value for a NT 58 common dime or common morgan ?
Sorry, but I have to tip my sensible purchase hat to the owner of this 1oz of silver.. novice to the hobby, or not. I've definitely seen less sensible purchases promoted and high fived in an orgasmic promotional love fest on this forum before... haha.
Anyway.. good stuff, and the directional intent of what morandude is worth noting,, just picked a poor example to show in that cause imo.

 

Pretty coin. To me it's like any other coin that's been worked on. It might fool a new collector into paying too much if the seller is not up front about it.

It would be interesting to see what the coin looks like in a few years, as it continues to tone.

 

Hey, you AT your coins that you sell, so you're not a legitimate authority on toning and its merits.

 

well as long as he is selling it as art, and saying multiple times that it is AT, its fine. the guy did a good job on it, but i wouldn't buy this for the silver value, because if i wanted bullion i would just get regular ASEs, but if you want a piece of art that is actually a silver coin, it is fine

 

.. and you purchase and promote slabbed toned morgans all the time.
I hope you don't think that all slabbed toned morgans are NT.. anyone who thinks that is a novice. What's worse is that you often pay many multiples over the bullion value for those coins. so again, as to the inventment aspect of this guys purchase vs. your toned slabbed coins... I think this guy, paying $20 dollars over spot is just as, or more, sensible a purchase as many of your slabbed (toning origin unknown but deemed MA by the TPG) morgans that were purchased at $80 to $200+ over the bullion value.

 

You are just trying to justify the fact that you sell AT coins and are unashamed that you do it.