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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 25349920, member: 20480&quot;]I like natural looking coins, both toned and brilliant.</p><p><br /></p><p>I expect many coins to be toned, simply because of how much time has passed, and how they likely went unprotected against oxidation during that time.&nbsp; Among silver coins, the Bust, Seated and Barber era coinage has almost certainly not been protected from oxidation by being long-stored in bulk rolls, Morgan Dollars being the obvious exception.</p><p><br /></p><p>Such coins are expected to come toned, but it must not be offensive to me.&nbsp; The toning on coins that have seen much more &quot;traffic&quot; should look very different than higher grade coins for a couple of reasons:</p><ul> <li>Higher grade coins have deeper luster and possess more surface area than lower grade coins, meaning that the reaction potential is lower than for the lower grade coin in the same environment.</li> <li>For lower grade coins, more handling and exposure to more environments has likely left more oils &amp; other possible catalysts on the surface of the coins, generally triggering more extensive and deeper toning.</li> </ul><p>[ATTACH=full]1621629[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1621630[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Some dates are simply not available with anything better than passing appeal . . . deeper color, with little character, and I&#039;ve come to terms with that fact.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1621664[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1621665[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Morgans, Peace Dollars, Walkers &amp; Franklins, SLQs, Washingtons, Mercs &amp; Roosies all were readily stored in rolls for many dates, and large numbers of those coins may be expected to show up brilliant white, yet unadulterated in common dates.&nbsp; Even in rare dates in some cases.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1621621[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1621622[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t really claim to have a favorite color of toning.&nbsp; I prefer natural progressions in the color over the actual colors themselves.&nbsp; While I like vibrant colors as much as the next guy, I&#039;m less likely to select a vibrantly toned coin if interruptions in the color are very noticeable, and more likely to select a coin which has somewhat more subdued toning but offers a pleasing color continuum.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1621627[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1621628[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll always gravitate to coins having both vibrant color and very good continuum, but such coins are quite scarce, and are well-deserving of much higher premiums.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1621625[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1621626[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1621623[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1621624[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Copper and gold are an entirely different story, probably worthy of their own posts, or even their own threads.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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