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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 422075, member: 15309&quot;]This thread will be the first of several that will celebrate and pay tribute to Anaconda Rare Coins.&nbsp; Earlier this week we learned that Brandon Kelley has&nbsp; started a new coin company.&nbsp; It is also important to note that Anaconda&#039;s website went off line earlier this week.&nbsp; Anaconda offered some of the finest rainbow toned coins in existence.&nbsp; In addition, their website and photos were among the finest in the Numismatic world.&nbsp; I was a loyal customer of Anaconda Rare Coins and was devastated when I heard they were going out of business.&nbsp; Hopefully, Brandon will follow the model that made Anaconda successful and make Polaris Numismatics the new king or rainbow toned retailers.</p><p><br /></p><p>In each thread I will post a group of rainbow toned coins from the same denomination.&nbsp; Each coin will be one of the finest toned coins I have ever seen.&nbsp; Following the photo, I will attempt to catalog and describe each coin shown.&nbsp; Although, I downloaded the photos, I did not include the TPG and grade in the file names and therefore don&#039;t know the actual grades of many of the coins.&nbsp; This should be interesting since we can then debate the grade of each coin.&nbsp; If I own any of the coins shown, I will include that information as well.&nbsp; I will also attach a poll with each thread so that the cointalk members can vote for their favorite toned coin of each denomination.&nbsp; The first group will be CENTS.&nbsp; All photos courtesy of Anaconda Rare Coins</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><u><font size="7"><span style="color: Blue">CENTS<font size="3"></font></span></font></u></p> <p style="text-align: center"><u><font size="7"><span style="color: Blue"><font size="3"><br /></font></span></font></u></p> <p style="text-align: center"><u><font size="7"><span style="color: Blue"><font size="3"></font></span></font></u><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Indian%20Cents/AnacondaCents.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left"><br /></p> <ol style="text-align: left"> <li><b>1837 Matron Head Cent Medium Letters MS?? RB</b>:&nbsp; I don&#039;t actually know the grade of this coin or the TPG.&nbsp; And while one can question the originality of this coins toning, nobody can question it&#039;s beauty.&nbsp; A spectacularly toned large cent with blushes of lime green, magenta, and violet on the obverse.&nbsp; The reverse is even more dramatically toned with the same colors that seem to frame the center.</li> <li><b>1857 Flying Eagle Cent MS??</b>:&nbsp; I have no idea how to grade this coin.&nbsp; Weakly struck? Grease Filled Die?&nbsp; I guess someone else will have to describe this one.&nbsp; Either way, a very pretty coin.</li> <li><b>1881 Indian Head Cent Proof?? BN</b>:&nbsp; Irresistable obverse target toning of lemon yellow, lime green, electric blue, magenta, and orange yield to a tan and red center.&nbsp; The reverse is more evenly toned in shades of tan and aqua with rainbow peripheries.</li> <li><b>1897 Indian Head Cent NGC PF66* RB CAMEO</b>:&nbsp; Vivid shades of magenta, pink, and yellow envelop both sides of this beautiful coin. The reverse shows a very pretty swath of emerald green and the cameo effect on this coin is gorgeous. Both PCGS and NGC combined have only graded 9 cameo examples for this date from an original mintage of 1,938, and this specimen is the only cameo graded by NGC. This coin has population of 1 with two finer, and neither of the higher graded coins even approach this coin in terms of eye appeal. In a nut shell, this coin is the most attractive 1897 cameo proof in existence.&nbsp; I purchased this coin from Anaconda in December of 2006.</li> <li><b>1882 Indian Head Cent NGC MS66 RB</b>:&nbsp; The term monster with respect to toning is frequently overused.&nbsp; However, this piece provides collectors with the standard by which all other toned IHC&#039;s will be judged, a true monster in every respect.&nbsp; The lime green toning seems to surround the obverse devices giving it an almost CAMEO appearance.&nbsp; The remainder of the obverse is toned in vivid magenta and violet while the reverse is impressively toned in shades of magenta and orange.</li> <li><b>1883 Indian Head Cent NGC MS?? BN</b>:&nbsp; Absolutely mindblowing toning covers both sides of this bold gem.&nbsp; A melange of orange, royal blue, green, magenta, and lavender make this one of the most attractive Mint State IHC&#039;s anywhere.</li> <li><b>1924-D Lincoln Cent MS?? RB</b>:&nbsp; Gorgeous toning of green, teal, magenta, and tangerine blanket the obverse of this semi key Lincoln.&nbsp; The reverse is equally impressive in more subdued toned of green, orange, and violet.</li> <li>1<b>941 Lincoln Cent NGC MS65 RB</b>:&nbsp; Vivid Neon shades of lime green, yellow, pink, magenta, and violet jump off of this unbelievably attractive wheat cent.</li> </ol> </p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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