Nt?

I heard that if you put a silver coin on your window sill, it will tone.

Is this considered NT? How long does it take?

should I try it (it will be with one of my morgans I am not trading and is in my PC, but not worth much)

just a few question before the sun comes up (it is sitting in my windowsill)

stainless

 

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dont do it stainless its not worth it you will ruin your morgan.

 

How did you know it was his Morgan? You must be just that good. :kewl:

 

Its the secret and lost art of reading posts i am giving classes for that too

 

How will that ruin his Morgan exactly?

Sitting on a windowsill sounds pretty beneign when compared to some of the other toning techniques I've heard discussed. Frying in a pan with oil and baking in a potato come to mind... lol.

 

Baking in a potato? What Irishman came up with that one?

 

i know i am popular but you dont have to remember everything i have ever said

 

Actually, toning in the sun can be very good---
However, it does take months for the procedure to work.

Some can come out very attractinve.
Also, old Wayte Raymind albums and the old brown coin envelopes -- if you have a year or two also work.

 

I would not do it except for coins that have been polished or cleaned in the past. Once I bought a roll of Columbian half dollars that had been so polished, that I took them out to the ranch and l put them on top of a gate and let them sit there several years.

 

Actually, I may be getting my "techniques" mixed up... A fellow from a metal detecting forum I also frequent mentioned that a good way to clean old crusty dug up coins was to poke them in a RAW potato and the starch would suck out the dirt.

However, I have heard of a few "cooking" techniques to artificially tone coins... maybe I was getting hungry and just added some potatoes.

 

I don't know if there's a 100% agreed upon definition of naturally toned coins, but in my opinion any coin that is intentionally toned is AT. I would think in a window it would take months, maybe a year to accomplish any type of noticeable toning. However, I tried it with some avaerage nickels and cents on the dash of my car once and it took about two weeks to achieve some really nice toning. Wish I still had them to show. Of course, the outside temp in the summer is hovering around 120 degrees, so the ambient temp in the car was probably hotter than an oven. I might have to try it again on some pocket change and see what happens.
Guy~

 

I've done it before with some silver quarters, and got some nice results. Normally what I've seen happen within 2-3 weeks it (the coin) will get a light yellow tone around the rim, and over a few more weeks, it might (not sure for all coins, but it did happen to the quarters I did it too), it will get a nice dark purplish mixed with the yellow. But, if you leave it on too long, it might start to turn black. It's all on how much of a tone you really want, and how long you leave it on. My two cents. Best of luck with whatever you decide to do. :thumb:

Phoenix

 

I would still consider that retoning a coin is AT, not NT. My Columbian halves are AT, but they are a lot more attractive than when they were cleaned and polished. At least they look a bit more original.

 

can you do this with clad? and do you have to take it out of the case?

thanks,
stainless

 

I doubt it would work with clad (this way of "toning", but I could be wrong.) And, I think it might be best to take it out of it's case, but that I'm not totally sure on either. I'd just take it out, and set it on the window sill, and let it be for awhile.

Phoenix

 

ok, I'll buy a cheapy to try it...thanks for the help

stainless