How do you like this toning?

I got this 1942-D really cheap and I liked this toning on the reverse. DO you like it and do you think it increases the value? Sorry the pics are not great, but they show the color. The coin is at least an MS63rb, probably better.

 

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Not my cup of tea - bigger pictures could help other judge the coin. To me from this angle it just looks to beat up for a 63 - not saying it isn't, but in my opinion it is not. Probably need to post obverse also.

 

I can't get bigger pics without pixelating it beyond recognition. The coin is not beat up and I'm not looking for a grade. I just want to know what you guys think about the color.

 

I tend to like Lincoln's with some color to them...but the pic doesn't really give a good idea of the toning. It's kind of hard to tell. Toning is hard to photograph.

Why can't you make it bigger? The original photo taken with your camera should have been bigger than that.

 

As I mentioned - not really my cup of tea. The pictures make the coin look like it has a purplish color too it - which I really do not like to see in my copper. Just me - others like this type of toning. As for me - I like certain types of toning - just not the rainbow colors. The older the coin the more I like brown with hints of red around it - those look more natural to me than any of the other types of toning. Again - just my opinion.

 

Although toned Lincoln's are not for everyone I tend to like them, and I think, from what I can see, yours looks very nice!

 

here you go - new pics

 

Much, much nicer - now the brown shines through more in my opinion. Still the darker toning is not to my taste(again just my opinion), but I think overall this picture shows it has much nicer eye appeal than the first picture.

 

Looks pretty cool...toning is VERY difficult to photograph. I've had coins where I tried 50 shots to capture the toning....only to flush all the pics away, some coins you just cannot capture the beauty. Even the ones I do manage to get a decent pic of are done no justice by the picture.

I'll grab a common-date, toned Lincoln everytime I see one. I don't really care who likes or dislikes them, they give me enjoyment as a collector.

 

very nice 1929!

 

Here's the obverse.

 

I'm no expert with Lincoln toning so I could be wrong...but that 1942 doesn't look natural to me. It has a swirling look to it that makes it appear as if something was painted onto the coin.

 

Maybe, but the toning looks natural in hand. If anything, more likely a lacquer coat.

 

Here's one of my favorite toners, it's just blazing in hand.

 

For some of us dark color toning is unattractive. To me "Mint State" means that a coin appears exactually as it left the mint. Toning is damage occuring to the surface - defacing the piece. How would those who puff up the value of toned coins feel about thier new auto, just weeks off the showroom floor, developing different odd looking colors on the hood? Anything that changes the structure of the surface on any metal should be unwanted and avoided. Toned is no more "Mint State" than a digested hamburger is still a cow standing in a field.

 

That's a bit harsh. Coins do tone as steel rust. The difference being that a toned coin is actually protecting it's self. The oxide layer is a good thing after it reaches it's point of stability it will stop. If you find a 100 year old blast white coin untoned with out a slap, airtight, etc. be wary as all metal exhibit some form of corrosion you just have to appreciate what it does.

 

The thrust of my comments was directed to those who contend that toned coins are "Mint State". They are not! Toned coins are not struck at the mint, they are the product of improper storage, exposing them to environmental conditions that causes changes to the once mostly unblemished surface. Labeling them as "Mint State" is incorrect. A thumb print also changes the surface and is non-collectible.

 

By your definition, there is no such thing as a mint state coin. Whether you want to accept it or not, every coin has an oxide layer on it's surface. When the oxide layer is very thin, there is very little discernible difference from it and a coin that just came off the press. Just because you can't see it, doesn't mean it is not there.

Thankfully, the rest of the numismatic community does not agree or accept your view. Mint State coins are defined by the absence of wear. If the coin shows no signs of wear, the coin is mint state. Toning has no effect on the designation at all.

Hey, here is a MINT STATE coin for ya!



If you don't believe me, look at the obverse.



Uh oh, my bad. The obverse is toned also, we just can't see it. AU64 it is then.

 

so thats what you meant with AU64 if a coin is not white its AU always knew u were a white coin lover in the closet :whislte:

funny i never thought of toned coins like that even though they are my second preference

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Another example of junk that it's owner contends is beautiful. I guess then I can paint my uncirculated pieces a various colors from pink to purple and since they show no wear, they are "Mint State." End of conversation.