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<p>[QUOTE="Suarez, post: 3787283, member: 99239"]I dunno, I don't find that this type of toning is hard to photograph. It's just, I think, rare to find it so strong. This is pretty common with modern silver, especially Morgans.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not 100% convinced these rainbowy sheens are ancient. The conditions necessary for it to happen naturally pretty much requires a bunch of silver coins to be tightly spaced in a low-oxygen environment; ie. a hoard. And seeing that people like this type of toning it's tempting to just do it artificially.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a couple more from my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1011309[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1011310[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Rasiel[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Suarez, post: 3787283, member: 99239"]I dunno, I don't find that this type of toning is hard to photograph. It's just, I think, rare to find it so strong. This is pretty common with modern silver, especially Morgans. I'm not 100% convinced these rainbowy sheens are ancient. The conditions necessary for it to happen naturally pretty much requires a bunch of silver coins to be tightly spaced in a low-oxygen environment; ie. a hoard. And seeing that people like this type of toning it's tempting to just do it artificially. Here's a couple more from my collection: [ATTACH=full]1011309[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1011310[/ATTACH] Rasiel[/QUOTE]
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