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<p>[QUOTE="ddddd, post: 26607456, member: 22377"]A brief overview of the coins featured above:</p><p><br /></p><p>~We have two Franklins with nice color; the 1949 is a less common date to find with toning while the 1956 is more available based on toners coming from the double mint sets.</p><p><br /></p><p>~The Columbian is an AU prooflike coin from the Bagne collection (one of the bigger collections of PL classic commems). The holder is shown below.</p><p><br /></p><p>~The "puck" is my largest toner. I did not previously own anything larger than a toned Eagle. I had only run across a handful of these so was happy to be able to acquire one in 2025!</p><p><br /></p><p>~A Burma peacock had long been on my list and I was able to find one with nice color!</p><p><br /></p><p>~Another series with two is the Morgan. The dual sided toner (with stronger color on the reverse) is quite close to a PL and seemed conservative to me as a 62. Meanwhile the obverse toner was my first CACG slabbed keeper (and I like the pattern formed by the two breaks in the toning). The slab photo is included below.</p><p><br /></p><p>~The 1961 Quarter I alluded to in my "duds" thread. While I picked up some less spectacular questionable color coins, this one was very different. I don't think it would straight grade but the eye appeal is amazing (to my eye at least).</p><p><br /></p><p>~The Dominican Peso is another design that I admire and was finally able to find one with cool color.</p><p><br /></p><p>~The Coca Cola token has an interesting history. I first learned of it from PCGS forum member "coinsarefun" (thread linked below) and was able to purchase it when she sold one on Heritage recently.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/14016047" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/14016047" rel="nofollow">https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/14016047</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://photos.greatcollections.com/0/1753499-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://photos.greatcollections.com/0/1914270-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ddddd, post: 26607456, member: 22377"]A brief overview of the coins featured above: ~We have two Franklins with nice color; the 1949 is a less common date to find with toning while the 1956 is more available based on toners coming from the double mint sets. ~The Columbian is an AU prooflike coin from the Bagne collection (one of the bigger collections of PL classic commems). The holder is shown below. ~The "puck" is my largest toner. I did not previously own anything larger than a toned Eagle. I had only run across a handful of these so was happy to be able to acquire one in 2025! ~A Burma peacock had long been on my list and I was able to find one with nice color! ~Another series with two is the Morgan. The dual sided toner (with stronger color on the reverse) is quite close to a PL and seemed conservative to me as a 62. Meanwhile the obverse toner was my first CACG slabbed keeper (and I like the pattern formed by the two breaks in the toning). The slab photo is included below. ~The 1961 Quarter I alluded to in my "duds" thread. While I picked up some less spectacular questionable color coins, this one was very different. I don't think it would straight grade but the eye appeal is amazing (to my eye at least). ~The Dominican Peso is another design that I admire and was finally able to find one with cool color. ~The Coca Cola token has an interesting history. I first learned of it from PCGS forum member "coinsarefun" (thread linked below) and was able to purchase it when she sold one on Heritage recently. [URL]https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/14016047[/URL] [IMG]https://photos.greatcollections.com/0/1753499-1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://photos.greatcollections.com/0/1914270-1.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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