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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jim Dale, post: 7972553, member: 100459&quot;]This topic opened up some things about my Morgan coins that have plagued me for quite a while.</p><p>I bought a batch of Morgan coins about 10 years ago on HSN when Mike Mezak (or however it&#039;s spelled).&nbsp; There were 20 Morgans in a plastic tube.&nbsp; The tube had raised dividers to keep the coins from scratching one another.&nbsp; I had been collecting for a very few years. (Maybe 2or 3)&nbsp; Believe it or not, I had not seen or knew of Morgan One Dollar Coins until I inherited some from my father.&nbsp; I thought all of the coins were very nice, since I didn&#039;t know squat about Morgans, Peace, Eisenhower, Susan B. Anthony and so on.&nbsp; I put the coins in the tube in a box with my other coins.&nbsp; Recently, there has been quite a few entries about toning coins or toned coins.&nbsp; I started looking a bit closer at my Morgans and I noticed some coloring on the inside edge, which was faint, but it was really there.&nbsp; My first question is... How does toning begin?&nbsp; Then, what causes the toning to increase closer to the center? and again, Is thee any rhyme or reason for the colors?&nbsp; In other words, Is the first color on the outer edge blue?</p><p>Are there any publications that can educate me on the Toning of Coins?&nbsp; For what I have seen or heard, a great deal of the information is passed down from generation to generation.</p><p>Any help on this topic would be greatly appreciated.&nbsp; I&#039;m not stupid, but I am ignorant when it comes to coins.&nbsp; I&#039;ve only been collecting since 2008 and started with small amount of purchases.&nbsp; I made 1 USM purchases in 2008 ($20.90), 1 - 2009 ($57.90), 3 in 2010 (140.80), 3 in 2011($1,122.75), 5 in 2012 ($1,845.05), 4 in 2013 (317.70), 5 in 2014 (1,903.65), 4 in 2015 (254.60), 22 in 2016 (4,387.20) and on, and on, and on, etc.&nbsp; Either the Mint got better or was listening to we collectors, but then our dear master of the U.S.Mint started juggling the books and found that the Mint could maker more money if the gave great discounts to dealers and give those coins the opportunity to buy the coins way before&nbsp; collectors could.</p><p>I, for one, am glad that Ryder is gone, however, this could be a matter of the deep blue sea making money and collectors would fight over the scraps.&nbsp; I&#039;m not familiar with the Temporary Director.&nbsp; If she is a politician, we may not be any better.</p><p>I wish the bust to you all in your hunt for your dream coins.&nbsp; Mine is still an MS 64 St Gauden One Ounce Gold Eagle.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t matter what year, just one that I can afford.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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