The Monster Toned Coin Game Thread

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by ddddd, Jul 15, 2020.

  1. brg5658

    brg5658 Well-Known Member

    Not to beat a dead horse here, but I saw your Instagram video on the Peso, and it looks to be a solid 3 and quite lovely from that view.

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  3. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    You are correct. Coins are subjective and toning is even more so. The true monsters (level 6) are fairly rare and I would think there would be somewhat more consensus on those. However, a bunch of the nice toners we all collect fall into the 3-5 range. Some of these we will be fairly close to each other's scores but others might have several point swings based on what each of us finds attractive.
     
  4. Morgandude11

    Morgandude11 As long as it's Silver, I'm listening

    Great answer. Let a couple of other people post, and then I have two Morgans that should be interesting.
     
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  5. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    Reminder for those just tuning in, we are commenting on both of these:
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  6. Morgandude11

    Morgandude11 As long as it's Silver, I'm listening

    Jefferson is a 5
    Morgan is a high 3.
     
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  7. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    Summary
    Rd. 1: 1883-O Morgan NGC MS63* [Obv]...CT -> 3.6 (Mid) vs You -> 4 (Mid-High)
    Rd. 2: 1880 Morgan PCGS MS62 [Obv]...CT -> 2.7 (Low-Mid) vs You -> 3 (Mid)
    Rd. 3: 1881-S Morgan PCGS MS65 [Rev]...CT -> 3 (Mid) vs You -> 3 (Mid)
    Rd. 4: 1880-S Morgan PCGS MS65 [Obv]...CT -> 4.6 (Mid-High) vs You -> 5 (High)
    Rd. 5: 1880-S Morgan NGC MS66* [Obv]...CT -> 3.2 (Mid) vs You -> 3 (Mid)
    Rd. 6: 1880-S Morgan PCGS MS?? [Rev]...CT -> 3.5 (Mid) vs You -> 3 (Mid)
    Rd. 7: 1887 Morgan PCGS MS64 [Obv]...CT-> 4.2 (Mid-High) vs You-> 4 (Mid-High)
    Rd. 8: 1939-D Lincoln PCGS MS65RB [Obv]...CT-> 4.1 (Mid-High) vs You-> 5 (High)
    Rd. 9: 1972-D Ike PCGS MS63 [Obv]...CT-> 2.3 (Low-Mid) vs You-> 2 (Low-Mid)
    Rd. 10: 1892 GB Half Crown PCGS MS64 [Dual]...CT-> 4 (Mid-High) vs You-> 4 (Mid-High)
    Rd. 11: 1967 UK Half Crown PCGS MS65+ [Dual]...CT-> 3 (Mid) vs You-> 3 (Mid)
    Rd. 12: 1963 Franklin NGC MS65+* FBL [Rev]...CT-> 4 (Mid-High) vs You-> 4 (Mid-High)
    Rd. 13: 1884-O Morgan PCGS MS63+ [Obv]...CT -> 5 (High) vs You -> 5 (High)
    Rd. 14: 1899 GB 6 Pence PCGS MS65 [Dual]...CT-> 5 (High) vs You-> 5 (High)
    Rd. 15: 1926 F.I.C. Piastre PCGS AU58 [Dual]...CT-> 3 (Mid) vs You-> 5 (High)
    Rd. 16: 1904 USP Peso NGC PF62 [Dual]...CT-> 2.8 (Low-Mid) vs You-> 4 (Mid-High)
    Rd. 17: 1944 Jeff Nickel PCGS MS 66 [Obv]...CT-> 4.8 (Mid-High) vs You-> 5 (High)
    Rd. 18: 1880-S Morgan PCGS MS 66+ [Obv]...CT-> 2.7 (Low-Mid) vs You-> 3 (Mid)
     
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  8. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    @CircCam where were you on the nickel (I left it TBD for now)
    @Morgandude11 you can post your next examples
     
  9. Morgandude11

    Morgandude11 As long as it's Silver, I'm listening

    Okay, these are NOT my Morgans. They almost were, from a Las Vegas auction in 2016. I lost out on both, by under $250. They were part of a celebrated collection. Photography is professional, and I have seen the coins in hand:

    A) 1881s PCGS MS 68+ CAC

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    B) 1887 PCGS MS 66+ CAC
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  10. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    1881-S: 6
    1887: 5
     
  11. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    81-S is the poster/upper end for a 6
    87 isn't as nice as the 81-S but still squeezes into a 6
     
  12. CircCam

    CircCam Victory

    The first coin is the coin pictured on the scale at 6.
     
  13. CircCam

    CircCam Victory

    6 and 5 for my guesses.

    And @ddddd I was at 5 on the nickel. Are we just assuming a reverse is white if it isn’t pictured?
     
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  15. ddddd

    ddddd Member

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  16. Morgandude11

    Morgandude11 As long as it's Silver, I'm listening

    This is a must read site for information on some of the celebrated collections, and toned Morgans in general:
    https://www.monstertonedmorgans.com/

    The Aurora Borealis collection was an amazing set of toned coins. I was privileged to see them at the Venetian in Vegas, for that big auction in 2016. I did get outbid on those two, but bought two lesser toners for a fraction of the selling price of these two beasts.

    I would go high 6 for the 81s, and low 6 for the 1887. Both are Godzilla monsters, by my standards.
     
  17. brg5658

    brg5658 Well-Known Member

    I’m at 6 and 5 on those two Morgans also.

    The 1881-S is an absolute beast of a coin.

    The field and cheek chatter on the 1887 bothers me, and that coin is clearly market graded at 66+ to take into account the massive eye appeal. That kind of cheek abrasion on a blast white coin would be grade limiting to 64 IMO.
     
  18. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    Anyone else?
     
  19. Mainebill

    Mainebill Bethany Danielle

    I’m at 6 and 6. Love the clean fields of the first. Love the intense red of the second. Both monsters in my opinion.
     
  20. Mainebill

    Mainebill Bethany Danielle

    I got plenty to post too.
     
  21. wxcoin

    wxcoin Getting no respect since I was a baby

    I didn't get any updates on this thread so I missed the Jefferson and 1880-S Morgan. I'd give the Jefferson a 5 and the Morgan a 3.
     
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