Not really a coin guy (big into currency), but felt like getting some Morgans and Eagles to build my own Smaug hoard... Anyways, got this heavily toned Morgan, not sure if it would have any value to a collector whatsoever. It's the only toned coin I have, looks like carbon steel... should I cull it, sell it, detone it, or leave it like the proverbial turd in the punch bowl... note my scanner really flattens reflectivity, see the bottom pic for how it really looks in light. One of these things is not like the others...
I agree. Leave it the way it is. Could you post a better image of it? I would rather own a darkly toned coin than something that has been messed with.
By toned I guess I look for rainbow's, Blue's Etc....I just see a silver coin over a hundred years old..
Galen, coins can tone to many different colors under certain conditions, but the most common color of all for a silver coin to tone is a shade of grey, just like this coin did. For every coin that has colorful toning likes blues, yellows, reds, greens, etc. - there are tens of thousands of them, or more, that have toned a shade of grey.
From the bottom picture, I rather like that tarnish/toning. Granted, it's not artistic rainbow toning or anything close, but it looks interesting. It won't garner any premium and likely hurt the numismatic value of the coin. I'd not mess with it.
Thanks for the advice guys. The bottom picture IS how it looks - that's why I mentioned the really poor scanning pickup of reflectivity, those were just to show the coin details (not sure why it suppresses reflectivity so much). The coin has a much glossier, liquid reflectivity. I decided to let it float on the pile like the black sheep - I decided that I too like the look of it, again like a carbon steel but almost wet. Not sure it qualifies as toning or tarnish, but appreciate all the advice...
Technically it is tarnish/toning. Tarnish is primarily used when it's not attractive and vice versa for toning. Either way, I think your coin has a certain appeal to it. Nice find.
