Ok, all this talk about toned coins, both naturally and artificially has brought me to show and tell time. I bought this dime about 5 years ago from a private party. I won't say the grade right now, but it is slabbed by PCGS in an OLD green slab. That way if enough people want to, we can have a contest. The reverse is exactly what one would expect for a 1949-S mint set coin. It mas mottled goldish toning all over the reverse side. The obverse is an entirely different story as you will see. This coin is basically the way I got it back then. Although I wasn't a fan of toned coins at the time, the color impressed me and I was also relatively sure that the coin had never been dipped. LOL Forgive the pictures, cuz as a photographers go, I'm a heck of a computer repairman! Seriously... the pics are out of focus, but they show the color that I am talking about. The clearer I seem to make the coin, the less you see the toning in the pics. In person it jumps out at you and is really quite spectacular. I hope you like them.
i love the blue toning of silver - i have several Mercuries that have the blue toning in MS65 - they are beautiful. i'd say that coin is at least an MS65 - nice coin! -steve
Mike, I would agree that the toning really stands out and is very appealing. One of my wife's sets that came out of one specific holder is toning blue like this and it is really nice. Thanks for sharing! Darryl
I have always wanted an original 1949 Mint Set, (in the OGP) to add to my 20th century stuff. Could never afford the ones that I could trust to be original. *sigh* but there's always someday... lol
I have an unc set (46-64) in an old library of coins album and the toning is amazing (lots of blue). I post pics if I get the time to pull it out and photograph it.
