Show and tell...a few lightly toned Morgans for your viewing pleasure....

I heard it was customary for new member to start a show and tell thread so other members know who they are dealing with and what their main area of collecting is so here are a few of the Morgans still in my collection....seem like every 5 years I get broke or divorced and I have to start all over

































not toned by I will post this for Chris since it appears to be an unattributed VAM

 

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Oh we are calling those LIGHTLY toned?
Welcome, I've seen you on other forums, and have always enjoyed seeing your auctions. Your picture taking skills are very impressive, Shane.
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Very nice Morgans, by the way

 

Great looking coins! Great pics!

 

Nice coins. Since I'm new to this but have been reading all the threads about the toned coins, do you have any guesses as to what caused some of the unique toning of some of your coins?

I'm most curious about the 1884 with the 'spots' and the ones that have dark toning on the obverse and then large areas with little to no toning.

Thanks in advance and welcome to CT

 

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There goes the neighborhood!

Hi Shane!....MikeInFL

 

Welcome to these boards i have seen your name quite a bit on the ngc boards.

Your toners are awesome.

Welcome aboard.

 

Hey Mike....you still buying up Civil War tokens or have you moved on to other adventures???

 

Welcome aboard Shane! Glad to have you "here" :too-cool-for:
Isn't getting married and devorced all the time another expensive hobby? LOL
-Rigo

 

I was just about to join the "darkside" so I could get in touch easier..........looks like I dont have to now!!! Nice to see you here

In your honor

 

Hideous

 

I can pretty accurately guestimate the cause of the toning on most morgans due to knowing the common storage conditions....example....when you see a coin like the cats eye toned 1896...that is a bag toned morgan and the toning form due to parts of the obverse being exposed to the side of the canvas bags they were routinely stored in...if you get a crescent rainbow along one side then that means that part of the surfaces was touch the bag and part of the surface had another coin stacked in front of it. Over 60-100 years these bags were moved and coins tended to shift so sometime those crescent toned coins would moved slightly thus making the untoned side opposite the crescent be exposed to the bag....two crescents formed at different times gives you a catseye toner. As far as tiny untoned spots on coins like the green 1884-O....lots of reasons why that can happen but in most cases something got on the surface of the coin which impeeded or prevented toning from forming on those small spots. A lot of theories surround possible grease or lubricant splattering onto coins at the mint either during the striking process or just before during the planchet preparation. Also there were different rinses used on the planchets so rinse residue could be responsible for some.....furthermore something could have gotten onto the mint bags when they were sealed up. Lots of theories but those are a few of the common ones. The rainbow toned 1884-O with the golf ball like dimples of untoned spots is called a textile toned Morgan. These are considered by most to be extra special as it take a long time being mashed up against the side of the bag and the right environmental conditions to produce a coin like that which is why I bought that one. It is rare to see almost the entire obverse covered in textile and what you are actually seeing is the weave of the cloth bag where high points of the threads did not come into direct contact with the surface while the lower parts did so the high points form the little untoned dots you see. I don't have any examples of album toned coins or end rollers but those are two other kids of popular toned Morgans along with envelope toned and they all have distinct attributes that allow those of us who study storage conditions to tell 95% of the time how the toning formed. Hope that answers your question.

 

Actually I have only been divorced once but it cost me a pretty nice collection....in this country spouses can cheat and still robn you at the divorce lawyers office

 

love the reverse.

 

That sure is an ugly dime...who suckered you into spending money on that :devil:

I have some nice ones coming up Saturday and Sunday on the bay :thumb:

 

I know.......I cleared some inventory to make sure things dont get too crazy! lol

 

Nice job....keep it up and I can retire early :hug:

 

yea I am sure this gets really old :burger-flip:

LOL JK of course

 

That more than answered my question. Thanks for taking the time to write that response.

 

Nice looking coins! I have always admired the coins in your auctions, although i have yet to pull the trigger on one. Since your now a member here maybe i will. Are these particular pieces from your personal collection? I Honestly do not know how you can let so many SWEET looking toners go at auction. Must mean you save the really impressive stuff for yourself. Welcome aboard!