Lets see some of your toners!

I'm loving all of those! The 5 franc is awesome. Nice colors and I love a good old Patina on a coin with a bit of color.
Here are some dark side coins I like, since we're showing some of those! I have the 3p in hand, the half penny is in the mail.

 

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LeadFoot.....Dog-gone-it.....that is one NICE and pretty coin!!!!

Speedy

 

Here is a rather nice Penny I recieved this morning

De Orc :kewl:

 

Sir, that's one beautiful medal
http://www.napoleonicmedals.org/coins/br-1607.htm

Bone

 

Leadfoot... that is a really nice looking coin!

GDJMSP, that medalion is HAMMERED... wow metal is that made from?

 

Thank you. Actually, the strike was lighter than I had hoped for the price, so I sent it back. This date has lots of toned examples, and I was looking for a truly superb one. This one was not it, although the picture sure is pretty.

Here's another one that went back because of hairlines:




Here's one that passed the "Leadfoot test" and resides in my collection:




Take care...Mike

 

Not a huge collector of toners, but love to look. By far the best is the image I snagged from ebay for my icon. Sadly the coin was WAY to rich for my blood. I will have to see if I still have the high res picts. Enjoying the show

 

All 3 of the coins are nice...I would have kept them if I could have and kept looking!!

Speedy

 

Speedy, You can purchase the first proof seated half from Pinnacle, and the half dime from Anaconda, if you'd like.

Here's another shot of the proof half showing the hairlines (sorry for the size), and gives you a better feel for what the coin looks like in-hand:



Take care...Mike

p.s. beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 

!!????...Anaconda??...I wish I could buy some of their coins!!

Ah..much better!!!..I see what you mean...I think it looks like its slabbed by PCGS?...what grade??
The size??...I just happen to be on my sisters cable internet so it wasn't bad!!!

Speedy

 

Heres one of some I have.

 

Not mine , but a darn "KILLER"!!!!!!!!

 

Now that's a coin I like!!!

 

The coin in question (1865) was graded PF 64 CAM by PCGS. The cameo label is questionable, IMHO.

The other coin, the one I kept (1890), is also PF 64 except by NGC. Interestingly enough, this coin has significantly more cameo contrast than the 1865.

IMHO, NGC is actually more consistent than PCGS when it comes to CAM and DCAM/UCAM for proof seated half dollars. It is worth noting that exactly the opposite is true for moderns. Go figure.

Take care...Mike

 

looks like AT.....

I agree it doesn't look much CAMEO...but I think NGC is much harder than PCGS with CAMEO..I have a CAMEO half that I bet PCGS would do DCAMEO....just my 2 cents

Speedy

 

Sorry, just a term I used for such a deeply struck medal (or coin, etc). I know it was struck on a press... but it is just a really high relief item, and looks really sharp.

Gotta watch using my own personal slang...

 

Here are a few of my favorite inexpensive coins that I believe are naturally toned







And here's one that belongs to my wife