Is this desireable toning???

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by Coinsnake, Mar 22, 2011.

  1. Coinsnake

    Coinsnake MorganMan

    Here are some better photos of the original coin. This is pretty much exactly how it looks in hand.
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  3. Skyman

    Skyman Well-Known Member

    I think the OP coin is generic toning. It should not particularly add or subtract to the value of the coin.
     
  4. smokeriderdon

    smokeriderdon New Member

    What I see in the pic above is tarnish. Nasty black oxidation. Toning is a colorful oxidation that is not so flat and ugly. Tarnish deserves dipping (I just love how people insist on calling a properly dipped coin damaged) as it really does look horrible.

    Most toning is OK, and doesnt require a dip.

    Just my opinion.
     
  5. jcakcoin

    jcakcoin New Member

    On my scale of toning it would be a 7/10, with 0 being terminal and 10 being beautiful. Just my opiinion
     
  6. petro89

    petro89 Member

    I still like the toning, but looking at the latest pictures you posted I'm not sure its MS. It looked like it in the first post. But the surfaces appear to be worn (look at the breast feathers on the back, and the face, hair and ear on the front). These areas appear to be flat. I know some of the NO's have a weak strike, but this one is more than usual. I can't put my finger on it cause the next surface level looks good, and the fields appear to be awesome.
     
  7. Coinsnake

    Coinsnake MorganMan

    I've come to the conclusion that it's just a pretty weak strike. No evident wear.
     
  8. Coinsnake

    Coinsnake MorganMan

    The color is definitely not flat. This coin is full of luster, but the photo is at the wrong angle for that. I haven't mastered my coin photography yet. I either seem to capture color or luster, never both in the same photo. Still learning.
     
  9. Leadfoot

    Leadfoot there is no spoon

    I think you will find no matter how many coin photos you take that balancing luster and color is the single biggest challenge in coin photography of those coins that are both lustrous and colorful.

    I think it's kind of like a yin-yang thing.
     
  10. sgiorgis

    sgiorgis Student of Numismatics

    Leave it be! It is a GREAT looking coin!! :)

    Steve
     
  11. Coinsnake

    Coinsnake MorganMan

    Thank you!!! I definitely plan on keeping it just as it is.
     
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