How do you feel about dark colored coins.

Cool photos. Nice look in both lights.

 

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Here's one that anyone would say is terminally toned. But underneath all that dark toning is a tremendous glossy steel reflection that my photos don't capture. Hold it up to a light at an angle and it will knock your socks off. A very attractive coin despite the toning.

 

Here's one that's teetering on the edge. Some would say it fell off. I like it though.

I need to take better pics...in a bright light it comes alive.

 

Personally I like dark coins, especially in Large Cents. From the natural light browns to the dark rich chocolate ones. I have just one RB and it just looks a bit to "fresh" hahaha.

Some gorgeous silver ones in this thread. okbustchaser's 1824 50 cent piece is just about perfect in my eyes.

 

Hate them, consider them ugly.

 

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Here's my "blackened"(Toned) 1964 KHD!

 

Depends on the coin and the metal. Also as mentioned earlier sometimes the darkness (attempts) to conceal cleaning, alterations, etc. so its good to give a little extra scrutiny.

 

Great answer. To me, it's good we all have different taste.

 

How about a beautiful brown Ike...it's got the warmth of a nice shoe polish.
Given to me by someone special and I absolutely love it

 

Dark toning doesn't bother me, I think I actually prefer it on earlier coins...

 

I've an extremely large collection of high grade U.S. Silver coins that have been in storage for more than 60 years, pulled from hundreds of coin bags purchased at a premium from Gold/Silver sales firms.

When I started "accumulating", there wasn't common knowledge about the long-term effects of the storage wrapping, and buyers wanted to be able to see every coin in a bag.

They were stored in clear plastic food-storage bags.

Decades later when opening the ammunition cans with the bags, many coins in AU+ condition, closest to the bag inner surface were completely Black, violating the 1977 published standard for a high grade coin.

I was disappointed, but many buyers loved the uniform "patina"/oxidization/discoloring on flawless coins without wear-sign.

Now, coins with gross "bag-marks" are given high grades because of their uneven "toning".

"Anything to earn a buck"!

I personally finally decided that collecting Mint-State eventually-certified pre-1933 U.S. Gold that could receive a CAC "bean" or PQ in the future, was a better wealth-storage process.

JMHO