What I am wondering is something about rainbow toned Morgan Dollars. What I am wondering is how can you tell if it is real or not. What I mean to say is that I have seen some very nice rainbow toned dollars that were artificially toned. In fact I bought one just to see it. The coin looks very nice, however, by the sellers own admission it was toned artificially. I guess my question is, how do they do that? I admittedly have tried to tone coins (with sulfur and such) but it never comes out that way. I have heard of some kind of electronic toning, but I really don't know how that works. I am not asking anyone that knows to tell their secret, I just don't know how they do it, and why are all the rainbow toned Morgan Dollars from the same dealer? Does anyone want to tell the secret?
Rainbow toned Morgans all come from Mother Nature . . . some people just help speed things up a little.
You're most likely referring to the one eBay seller who lists nothing but artificially toned Morgan dollars with high starting prices. Once you see enough naturally toned coins, you will typically be able to recognize the difference in coloration and pattern between naturally and artificially toned coins. It's also not worth learning how to bake coins, as any semi-experienced buyer can generally recognize that difference.
It seems many people are split on the issue of toned coins...many preferring them and paying a hefty premium and others desiring only the lustrous types...I like them both but prefer natures toning... some 'rainbow' toned types are hard to take your eyes off of....
I was bored so I beautifully rainbow toned a penny from my change, it was unreal color. I just threw it in my copper penny jar because it was a 1979 penny and I save copper pennies. Anyways, I cleaned it in lemon juice then set it on the light bulb inside of my desk lamp for five minutes or so. I think that a real rainbow toned coin will stand out among a fake toned coin. Not sure though.
I know the colors you are talking about. I got a roll from a coin shop that had been damaged by using soap and a candle and they gave off an unnatural color.
I would consider stating how to artificially tone (and ruin and devalue) a coin on a public forum a very bad practice.
