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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 773170, member: 112"]Some do, you just don't see anywhere near as many of them as you do Morgans. But Peace dollars were absolutely stored in the same canvas bags that Morgans were stored in. But they typically didn't sit in a bank vault or the mint's vaults like Morgans did. And those few Peace dollars that do have textile toning, are usually quite ugly to my eye. (But then so are most of the Morgans IMO.) Apparently others think so too, because many of those that were found with textile toning have been dipped to remove it and make them more saleable. </p><p><br /></p><p>You have to remember, originally toned coins have only had a widespread popularity for less than 10 years. Before that, most of them were dipped to remove the toning because everybody, or the majority anyway, wanted blast white coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>edit - now I hate to say it, and I'm probably gonna get flack over it, but I think that coin has original NT textile toning. Either that, or the doctor that made it was quite good. Look closely at the toning, the luster shines through. In areas, there is even the much touted "pull away" toning as they call it. Which everyone (except me apparently) says cannot be duplicated by coin doctors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 773170, member: 112"]Some do, you just don't see anywhere near as many of them as you do Morgans. But Peace dollars were absolutely stored in the same canvas bags that Morgans were stored in. But they typically didn't sit in a bank vault or the mint's vaults like Morgans did. And those few Peace dollars that do have textile toning, are usually quite ugly to my eye. (But then so are most of the Morgans IMO.) Apparently others think so too, because many of those that were found with textile toning have been dipped to remove it and make them more saleable. You have to remember, originally toned coins have only had a widespread popularity for less than 10 years. Before that, most of them were dipped to remove the toning because everybody, or the majority anyway, wanted blast white coins. edit - now I hate to say it, and I'm probably gonna get flack over it, but I think that coin has original NT textile toning. Either that, or the doctor that made it was quite good. Look closely at the toning, the luster shines through. In areas, there is even the much touted "pull away" toning as they call it. Which everyone (except me apparently) says cannot be duplicated by coin doctors.[/QUOTE]
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