Reply to Thread

Message:: [QUOTE="Midas, post: 45606, member: 2761"]Many Morgan collectors love naturally toned dollars.  As for what is "natural"?, do a search here in CT on the words toning and tarnishing.  It has been disccussed many times before. <img src="http://www.arizonacoin.com/images/msdtonal.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Just because it is naturally toned doesn't mean that the coin will lose value.  Matter of fact, many collectors pay premiums for nature's art.  But...beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  I have seen plenty of MS66 graded Morgans (all of the top grading services) with plenty of toned colors throughout. As for Lincolns...my first love...keeping copper RED is a challenge and a MS65RD Lincoln is worth much more than a MS65RB (Red/Bown) which is worth more than a MS65BN. Take a look at this "way-out-of-my-leaque" 1914-D MSRB coin: <img src="http://www.hcraig.com/catalog/images/1914d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Eventually, if not stored properly, copper will oxidize and turn to brown which is the color you see in most Lincolns...which is common when is less expensive.[/QUOTE]