This is my first anacs graded toned gold. Interestingly, it is the same date, and color scheme, as my NGC toner that is my avatar. I also just bought a raw toned $1 that I may grade one of these days.
Might get a small upgrade, but probably not worth the cost to me. I like the added appeal of the old holder anyway
What causes that? Gotta be more than oil on the surfaces. Wonder what happened to them chemically, since gold never tarnishes?
I wish they had made those older holders ugly, it would sure make it easier to crack and resubmit. Or at least make the newer holders more attractive.
I agree you know by your eye what it is grade wise....leave it be..as one day it may even increase in value being right where it is... Sweet find congrats
Not really sure. There are a few guys (mostly on the other forum) that says pretty much every toned gold I have is artificially toned... but most of them are graded, so the graders disagree. Some say old leather pouches can do it. I tried putting a few sandwiched in leather for a year or so in various locations around the house, but none ever turned. So if its leather, it probably takes YEARS. There is one from the saddle ridge hoard that is crazy, and I would love to own it one day, so maybe up against metal turned it? Here it is:
A nice "under-graded" Gold Indian. As you probably know, I'm an avid collector of the Gold Indians. I pulled some of my graded "top tier" TPG certified AU58 "Indians", to substantiate that your coin has better Obverse Bonnet and Reverse Upper Wing detail than the average certified AU58 Quarter Eagle Indian coin. I love your coin! Nice find! JMHO
It's easier to state what I don't have of the 66 $2.5, $5, $10 Gold Indian "set". I don't have 8 coins, including the 1911D $2.5, 1909O and 1929 $5, 1911D/1911S/1920S/1932/1933 $10. I don't generally buy pre-1916 keys, as collectors have believed unrealistically priced these coins (with the exception of cents/dimes/quarters). I have almost 3 full 3.5" x 6.5" x 10.25" ammunition cans, which each generally hold 68 certified coins. The certified Gold coins are in the competitive price grade range from VF-MS60. Normal duplicates are scarce date/mint-marked coins. I believe that a great portion of the certified MS coins are TPG graded by "market-grading" inconsistent standards I believe, other than the St. Gaudens, I and many others find these "Indian" design coins "most desirable" U.S. Gold coins. JMHO
I was under the impression that it was the impurities (copper, etc) in the gold alloy that actually toned, not the gold itself. Not saying I'm right, but I recall reading/hearing that somewhere.
Although I'm no expert on gold, I would offer that the reason they tone is due to the 10% copper that they're made from.
