Post a Toned Coin

That is stunning. Mine has subtle rainbow iridescence across the back and hints of red and blue on the jacket, with gold over the hair. These two coins could hardly look more different.

 

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Yours has the better strike on the obverse, or the strike was on newer dies. Both reverses are well struck and full of luster.

 

Picked these up yesterday. #1 exhibits strong double obverse die clashes near the mouth, neck, and back of cap (haven't been able to match it to a VAM though)

 

Posted these two recently in a different thread, I love how they toned in a Whitman Type set Album.

 

I purchased a 1886 T2 IHC and this was sent with it as a gift

 

I just can't photograph toning, obv. is much more purple than my pics, rev. is pretty close.

 

I have a friend who completed a high grade set of Twenty Cent Pieces toned like this quarter It was absolutely awesome.

 

A Jeff!

 

It probably needs to stay in this case 10 or 20 more years!

 

@Hoky77- I'm just wondering and thinking out loud here. Would a real numismatist (and I'm not one), consider this coin toned? Or maybe it's just in the eye of the beholder.

 

I don't exactly know why, but the early 60s Jefferson proofs tone really well. Here's a few of mine.