Post a Toned Coin

Couple of new proofs! Photos courtesy @blu62vette !

 

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This is probably only the second or third shield nickel I've ever bought, but had to grab it when I saw the toning.

 

That's one pretty shield

 

Canada 1952 low relief toned 25 cents ICCS MS-63 sellers pics...





pretty toning.

 

Thanks! I didn't post it because I was planning on getting a better photo done, which I finally got around to today!

 

I got this for cheap because it was in a Questionable Color slab. I disagree as the toning looks far more natural in-hand.

What the luster looks like (some people in the GTG thread said EF-45 )


This is what the color looks like:

 

Have you tried resubitting it? It should grade eventually

 

This was one of the ones I was wanting to submit to NGC.

 

Got my 44D trueviewed. It is 67+FB but I think it could go 68fb eventually. IMHO it's prettier than any of the higher-graded trueviews on coinfacts.

 

That is a beauty, Skyman!

 

What is the PGCS grade?

 

I've been out of collecting for 45 years. But it seems like corroded (toned) coins are now the vogue. I always thought that detracted from the value. Back then, Mint State (Shiny, PL, Cameo, etc.) were the accepted best standard.Any comments?
Thanks - Rick

 

I've been out of collecting for 45 years. But it seems like corroded (toned) coins are now the vogue. I always thought that detracted from the value. Back then, Mint State (Shiny, PL, Cameo, etc.) were the accepted best standard.Any comments?
Thanks - Rick

 

As of in all things, the "in" thing changes through the years. Forty five years ago coins were dipped (e.g. ACID was used) to get rid of tarnish.

To each their own. I like "tarnish". I WISH other people would only buy white coins, so I could scoop up toned ones at a fraction of their current cost.

Actually, one thing that could potentially derail the current love of toning, is the increasing amount of AT (artificial toning) out there. Anyone who has been collecting coins for more than a couple of decades could tell you that there are a BUNCH of coins in TPG slabs that are AT, PARTICULARLY the most recent slabs. I have seen a LOT of slabbed coins that people post to the major coin boards, whooping it up about their toning, and it is obvious that the coin is AT.

 

Good luck! lkeigwin hasn't been around for nearly 2 years.

 

So how do you tell AT from natural? Is it easy?