I don't know about anybody else, but I can't wait for this coin series to stop. These coins, along with the presidential dollar coins, tone way too fast unless you have them in capsules. I was glad the presidents stopped and won't miss the Sacagawea coins when they go away. I collect them now because I have the series, but argh!
If you don't like my opinion, keep yours to yourself. I asked if anybody else felt the way I did, not the opposite. Edited.
Each member has a right to give an opinion pro or con about a coin, but not about members. So lets stop this here. Extremes are not needed. Thanks Jim.
I guess the way you store them has some bearing on how the coins look. I still have raw uncirculated specimens that I have kept in Saflips for about 15 years, and they are still as bright and lustrous as the day I got them from the Mint. Chris
Yea, I never wanted to put them in capsule, which of course would be a way of keeping them original. I just started doing that with ASE and it can get pretty pricey. I was just noticing how quickly they tone compared to other coins. At least that has been my observation.
I’m not sure it’s really any quicker especially not compared to ASES, but it’s certainly almost always a heck of a lot uglier when they do
There is a way to put a stop to this and any coin series that you don't like. Congressional legislation. It must be done at the voting booth. Good luck.
Maybe if they made the coins out of a different composition it wouldn't be so bad for me. I know a lot of folks like that look, but they just seem so tarnished and ugly once they start to turn. At least in my opinion.
I have some stored away in raw format in flips or just juggling in a container. Some have tarnished badly. Others seem fairly new looking. I would guess it reacts badly to skin oils during circulation. I find it odd that you collect them, and yet can't wait for them to go away? But if you like them, or don't, then collect away. I guess they are hard to collect good specimens due to the weird tarnishing characteristics.
It's not just your observation, everybody else has observed it too - especially the mint ! The modern small dollar coins have without a doubt the single most reactive coinage alloy that has ever been used in the US. Clear back in 2000 when the first Sackys were released the mint began coating the coins, after striking, with what they called a special coating to try and stop or at least reduce very fast and unsightly toning on the coins. Since then they've tried many formulas for the coating - nothing works. The problem is in the alloy, it's just that simple. Do the best storage methods help ? Yeah, sometimes they do - other times not. As is true in all cases regarding toning it depends on the many variables involved. So some have good luck with it while others never do.
Being a coin collector with a Type-A personality and slight bit of OCD has caused me major headaches? I have every (US) denomination of coin in my collection going back to at least the Civil War Era, with many sets being complete. Because they were in circulation I started collecting the presidential and Sacagawea coins. I was glad to see the presidents end because of the tarnishing issue. That is my issue with the Sacs. I have all of my series of coins in Dansco Albums, except the ASE. Since I don't put them in capsules they are subject to whatever protection Dansco provides. I've just noticed that the gold dollars tend to tarnish a lot quicker than any other coin, even in the so-called protective environment of the Dansco album. Thus, my dilemma: my OCD drives me to continue collecting them as long as they are issued (just like the Kennedy halves), but my A-type personality hates them because they do not remain pristine. I know, I know, my problem. I was just venting my frustration and looking for a kindred soul.
I have a few just sitting in an old 35mm plastic film container. Back in the days before digital cameras when you actually needed film. These are perfect for carrying loose change around. Sometimes the cashier will see it (or a customer) and say: That's a great idea. And they look brand new.
I have bicentennial quarters in a bunch of film containers that I collected back in the day from change.