Start of some nice toning - Silver AE

I was looking through some Silver American Eagles that I had stored away years ago and found a couple that had the beginning of some nice toning. They've been stored in plastic flips. The pics didn't turn out very well, but I thought I'd share them with you...

 

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You're absolutely right. I had forgotten about these coins and recently pulled them out to look at them. I'm not sure if the plastic holder they were stored in contained PVC or not, but they've now been removed from those flips.

 

that is real deal toning, as opposed to the pic that showed up here a week or so ago which was AT, I love it

 

Thanks for reminding us all to regularly check our own coins!

Clinker

 

wow thats some of the nicest toneing i have seen in a while

 

does toning add value to a coin?

 

I know that I will pay more for a pretty coin

 

My personal opinion is that AirTites are the best for preserving and displaying of these coins. I have a case that will accomidate 50 coins, they are quite beautiful this way.

Yep this coin has got the start of a beautiful tone, and naturally. I understand that the coin will continue to tone eventhough it has been separated from what ever began to make it tone. Is this true? I know I have some nice toning on some old silver and actually newer clads, and they appear to tone more each year, a small degree, but never the less noticeable.

I love toned coins. The colors can be quite dynamic. With such a demand now for these coins and a market of AT coins, it is hard to find nice real deals with out paying though the nose.

 

As already noted if a coin starts to discolor, tone, it should be removed and put into any air tight container or receptacle such as an air tight. Don't worry about it beign PVC. It's not. It's just Oxidation that is normal for Silver to turn dark. One of the reasons people don't like to use real Silverware for dining purposes anymore. If not properly put into an air tight situation, any Silver will start to Oxidize. If the color is other than just darkening, then something else is attacking the coins.

 

Question on flips

Well, which is which? gunsmoke

 

The flips were very stiff. I wish I could have gotten better pictures. One of the coins has some very brilliant crimson colors beginning to show (it doesn't show up well in the pics).

 

Funny to see this... I have an 2006 SAE that I recently found laying on top of my entertainment center in my bedroom and its starting to tone...

It was one that I got for free, for Subscribing to one of the many Coin mags last year and it doesn't look anywhere near as pretty as yours does.... In fact, I think mines shot...

Mine looks almost kinda spoty, like it had ""Milk Spots"" and toned over them...

It was not in a flip or anything, just laying on a shelf... When I 1st found it, I thought Oh, I better put this in an airtight or something, but like I said above, I think mine is shot, I'll just keep it for melt value and might toss it in with the other Generic trade rounds...

 

very nice toning, good luck, keep them like that!

 

I have been buying PROOF ASE's since 1986 and keeping them in the original capsules. I have been storing these capsules in plastic organizing boxes, with compartments, which are normally used to store small items. My 1986 ASE's are begining to tone around the edges, slightly.

Recently I have wrapped the capsules in Ziplock bags then stored them in the same organizing boxes. I only keep these coins in my closet as the bank safes are not big enough to hold bulk like this.

I am wondering if there is a better way to store ASE's in the house? I prefer not want to take the coins out of the capsules. Are there AirTights large enough to hold the capsules? Thanks in advance!

BTW, do gold and platinum coins also tone over time?

 

the mint packaging is air tight?

 

GDJMPS, thanks for the information!