Would consider this pretty toning??

Discussion in 'Coin Roll Hunting' started by MeowtheKitty, Mar 29, 2019.

  1. MeowtheKitty

    MeowtheKitty Well-Known Member

    Meow has found a very dark quarter CRH the other day. Meow was going let it loose back to the wild before looking at it very closely. Upon close inspection Meow find the toning actually to be quite pretty. It is toned in several colors, and Meow can describe it best as kind of Panzer camouflage. All it needs it a bit of Zimmerit, and it would be good to go. WIN_20190328_17_24_50_Pro.jpg WIN_20190328_17_24_59_Pro.jpg
     
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  3. thomas mozzillo

    thomas mozzillo Well-Known Member

    IMO it looks more like corrosion.
     
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  4. MeowtheKitty

    MeowtheKitty Well-Known Member

    Well is not all toning a form of corrosion? This quarter is not deeply pitted at all, it feels relatively smooth. It also looks as if its in AU condition. So with all that, Meow thought it was a pretty cool coin. Ever see a custom car made with a patina finish? Meow feels its kind like that. It has flecks of yellow, green, and brown. Exactly what Meow would think would look natural on a Konigstiger.
     
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  5. MeowtheKitty

    MeowtheKitty Well-Known Member

    Meow thinks it would blend in perfectly. Well, maybe not in the snow.
    Konigstiger cammo.jpg Konigstiger cammo2.jpg
     
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  6. thomas mozzillo

    thomas mozzillo Well-Known Member

    Then Meow camouflaged that quarter like they do to the Konigstigers. Or it was used as target practice for mini paint ball guns. lol
     
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  7. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Methinks Meow is trolling by asking if that is pretty toning, though the Panzer tank camouflage comparison was worth a chuckle.

    Edited to add that after Googling to see what the heck "Zimmerit" was, I learned something new, as I had not heard of that despite my extensive WW2 history reading and documentary-watching.
     
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  8. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    I think our grading system should be revised for all non-silver coins dated 1965 or later. As the grade progresses downward from MS to AU to EF to F, etc. we should reduce the value from face amount. For example, a fugly quarter such as this should be worth in the neighborhood of 22c as a "collector's coin". Granted, it would still have a spendable value of 25c in everyday commerce, but that's as good as it will get.

    Chris
     
  9. Oldhoopster

    Oldhoopster Member of the ANA since 1982

    It looks like it spent some in meow's litter box :spitoutdummy:
     
  10. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    ugh, tell meow to let up
     
  11. LaCointessa

    LaCointessa Well-Known Member

    Meow.... well, I am looking forward to seeing your coin after you treat it with whatever you are going to use. Please post 'after' photos so we can see the reveal.
     
  12. Clawcoins

    Clawcoins Damaging Coins Daily

    All toning is ugly IMHO.
    unless it's on tanks.
    I like tanks.

    If you shoot a coin with a tank cannon, and post it here. Would ppl identify it as a mint error or PMD (Panzer Munitions Damage)?


    What if you sang to a coin with a canon ?
     
  13. MeowtheKitty

    MeowtheKitty Well-Known Member

    Meow likes to think of Meowself as a little Konigstiger rather than a House Cat. Meow is already got the orange part down, the stripes not so much. As Meow is fierce!
     
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  14. MeowtheKitty

    MeowtheKitty Well-Known Member

    Meow loves it the way it is! It is already in a coin flip waiting to added to the Cat hoard!
     
  15. MeowtheKitty

    MeowtheKitty Well-Known Member

    So Cats aren't so bad after all.
     
  16. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    That's not even toning it is just environmental damage spend it.
     
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  17. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    They're somewhere between slugs and snakes.

    Chris
     
  18. spirityoda

    spirityoda Coin Junky

    looks like environmental damage, but if you like it keep it. Interesting tank camouflage.
     
  19. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    I really don't care for it. Looks like it was in the ground for quite some time.
     
  20. MeowtheKitty

    MeowtheKitty Well-Known Member

    It is not pitted as it looks. It feels fairly smooth, the camo color not at all crusty.
     
  21. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    It looks like a petri dish after someone sneezed on it :vomit:
     
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