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Hope this is still okay to post pictures, I would like to show some of my favorite colorful coins. These are considered toned coins right? Thanks

 

1929-D Buffalo...





1973-S


1973 Italy



Canada 1939


Germany 1904-G 1 mark

 

Canada 1966 50 cents

 

I obtained this in January as a pocket piece since it had my initials (MB) on it. It looked very much like this photo:

It had been cleaned harshly, but there was no particular toning to speak of.

Now, it looks like this after I've carried it around in a cotton sleeve in my change pouch and I must say I've failed to capture the stunning toning. But this is the best I can do:



ps This is straight from my digital microscope and has not been through a color enhancement procedure, though I did crop it.

 

2 1964-D Kennedy halfs I picked up last week

 

Here’s my new 1828 quarter that I believe fits the bill. At first glance, it appears to have the dark gray appearance that’s characteristic of this series. Shine some light on it, and it becomes pretty apparent that it probably spent some time in a high sulfur content album!

 

One of my favorites.

 

Nice coin!

O-114?

 

I saw someone refer to this as "gold toning" and I have also seen this called "turning brown." Someone please educate me!

 

The "seller" calls it Gold Toning as something desirable which is worth more money. The "buyer" calls it Turning Brown as something less desirable and will give you less money.

Chemically, they are the same thing.

 

Ahhh. The brown diamond technique.

“This diamond is brown, send it to the saw factory!”

“No sir, this diamond is chocolate, let’s charge a premium!”

 

These are all so sweet!! I'm having a tough time between the 1810 and the 1839o. I love the later design but that early lettered edge is just awesome!! The 1807 is just too far out of my league!