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<p>[QUOTE="Ana Silverbell, post: 3366037, member: 75156"]I agree that this coin has above-average luster and eye-appeal. It's a nice strike as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as toning, be wary of a toned Peace dollar. Unlike the Morgan dollars, Peace dollar planchets were prepared differently and they were stored differently at the Mint, causing them not to exhibit the <i>rainbow</i> toning Morgan dollars are more renown for. Your coin has light, golden toning that is expected with this coin. Great coin, and worth a slight premium, in my opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the issue of toning, David Hall, founder and former president of PCGS, wrote: "Toning is not uncommon and is light to heavy golden." Any Peace dollar "that has any rainbow colors (blue, red, green, etc) is absolutely artificially toned. While not very scientific, my approach to toning on coins is to remember the colors I saw in the 1960's and 1970's and if a new look appears, it's artificial to me." (David Hall's comments on 1921 Peace dollars in PCGS Coin Facts.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ana Silverbell, post: 3366037, member: 75156"]I agree that this coin has above-average luster and eye-appeal. It's a nice strike as well. As far as toning, be wary of a toned Peace dollar. Unlike the Morgan dollars, Peace dollar planchets were prepared differently and they were stored differently at the Mint, causing them not to exhibit the [I]rainbow[/I] toning Morgan dollars are more renown for. Your coin has light, golden toning that is expected with this coin. Great coin, and worth a slight premium, in my opinion. On the issue of toning, David Hall, founder and former president of PCGS, wrote: "Toning is not uncommon and is light to heavy golden." Any Peace dollar "that has any rainbow colors (blue, red, green, etc) is absolutely artificially toned. While not very scientific, my approach to toning on coins is to remember the colors I saw in the 1960's and 1970's and if a new look appears, it's artificial to me." (David Hall's comments on 1921 Peace dollars in PCGS Coin Facts.)[/QUOTE]
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