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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 4618883, member: 15309"]There are different types of toning and each has its own characteristics. Morgan Dollars are typically bag toned, which is often limited to one side but that doesn’t mean a bag toner can’t have toning on both sides. The coin shown below is a bag toned Morgan Dollar from the famous “Battle Creek Collection.”</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/U1ot83T.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>What is important here is the toning correspondence, meaning the toning on the obverse and reverse should emanate from the same source. So if the most toned part of the obverse is at 4:30, then the reverse should be at 1:30 assuming no die rotation exists. As you can see, this coin has the correct toning correspondence.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, not all Morgan Dollars are bag toned. If the toning was caused by storage in a coin album, you would expect to see what is called target toning where the rainbow toning progresses from the peripheries where the toning source is to untoned centers, and the toning would be on both sides. If the coin was toned in an envelope, you will often find monochromatic toning that blankets both sides.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 4618883, member: 15309"]There are different types of toning and each has its own characteristics. Morgan Dollars are typically bag toned, which is often limited to one side but that doesn’t mean a bag toner can’t have toning on both sides. The coin shown below is a bag toned Morgan Dollar from the famous “Battle Creek Collection.” [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/U1ot83T.jpg[/IMG] What is important here is the toning correspondence, meaning the toning on the obverse and reverse should emanate from the same source. So if the most toned part of the obverse is at 4:30, then the reverse should be at 1:30 assuming no die rotation exists. As you can see, this coin has the correct toning correspondence. That said, not all Morgan Dollars are bag toned. If the toning was caused by storage in a coin album, you would expect to see what is called target toning where the rainbow toning progresses from the peripheries where the toning source is to untoned centers, and the toning would be on both sides. If the coin was toned in an envelope, you will often find monochromatic toning that blankets both sides.[/QUOTE]
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