My fiance was showing me some coins that she had and I opened up the case this 1995 Silver Eagle was in and noticed it had a rainbow appearance. The colored part was exposed in the case, while the reverse side was not. I guess she had not even looked at the coin in over 15 years because she had no idea about the coloring. Anyway, I had heard that toned coins could have some extra value. We are getting married in three weeks and could use a little extra money until I start my new job in June...I just figured I'd ask if this one would be worth selling. I know what the current value of silver is, so at that price point it really wouldn't be worth selling....just figured I'd see if this one would bring a premium. The scan doesn't show the color quite as well, so I took a picture of it at an angle as well.
IMO, the toning is rather ugly and wouldn't bring a premium or much of one. The brightly colored ones or rainbows do
Thanks for the reply. I know the toning isn't too in depth, so I figured it wouldn't bring much more. There are some spots by her foot and around her head that have some really neat rainbowing, but it just doesn't pick up well with the camera.
No way for me to come up with an opinion based on a scan and the photo. Probably not worth selling at this point.
See your third photo inside the case? This is why it toned and is rather common. As for any premium, all comes down to presentation and buyer desire; one person saying that they do not believe it worthy does not make it so for everyone, but generally speaking, as shown it does not look to have toning that would have wide appeal. However, if you're willing to invest the time, achieving a modest premium is not out of the question.
Well on the bottom of the case when I took out the felt insert, the metal was slightly rusted. I really don't know how that could have happened until the coin was left in a humid area of the house. My fiance would have been about 14 or 15 back in 1995 and she has just had the coin stored in a large jewelry cabinet in a bottom drawer. The case was also in a cardboard-like sleeve. I'm not really knowledgeable about coins but I had seem some collectors interested in coins with various shades of toning. Thanks for the input guys.
Personally, I find it a nice coin and appealing, and one which I wouldn't mind having in my collection. I would say this is not a high premium coin, but still could see it fetching up to $40-45 on eBay as-is. Toning is funny like that, it's completely up to the likes of any given person. As for the "how", silver when exposed to air and humidity will do this. This is common, and any ASE's left in their original case as this one seems to have been, without being in an air-tite, usually have some toning.
