Totally Toned Silver

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  1. serial

    serial Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    You had my heart pumping. A brockage like that would be worth big dollars
     
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    Sterling silver, with 121 MI hallmark (Johnson srl, Milano)
     
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    I've been grabbing a few toned pieces as they crop up, some of these look downright grubby on the other side or don't look that great until you tilt them but you catch them in the right light and they really pop. I have a few more that I much post soon. A couple of them I hadn't noticed were toned when I got them though and it makes me think that they might have gotten that way over the summer thanks to the way they were stored but others in the same conditions didn't...odd.

    A walking liberty half:
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    This one's odd; a parliament house florin that's gone gold, I have another that's the same.
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    ^^ I like the crown the best.

    Lighting is tricky, here is a coin lighted normally:
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    And here the same coin with a bright light shining on it:
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    Once you get enough lights of various intensity and color you get something like this:
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    From my Libertad thread. These look like they were at the ends of rolls.

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    Overdue for one.. :D


    One-sided rainbow-toned Morgan with palindrome year (minor scratches on slab)..


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    Hi,
    I'm new to the forum and try to upload some pictures. So far I succeeded to get them on the platform under "my uploads" but don't know how to get them here? Any tips? Thanks!

    Found it!!!
     
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    Coin lost all of it's "tones" after cleaning so take it of.
     
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    Snake, it's what's for dinner

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    Are there many nice examples yet of naturally toned ASEs? (Besides the one at the start of this thread.)




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    I suspect that many ASEs have been artificially toned..I have a couple of very suss toners in my collection.

    They have been exhibited here ..finde'm for yourself

    The intriguing thing about toning,sometimes, is trying to spot the dogs from the cats :)

    Either way.toning just makes some coins and bars sing...
     
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    These are nothing too spectacular, but I remember what they came in when I bought them.

    This was in a sterling silver (.925) keychain:
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    Stored in a self adhesive paper flip:
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    Stored in a US Mint gift box:
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    Depends -- what do you consider as "natural"?

    Rainbow toning, for example, can be inadvertent yet not artificial / intentional. Plenty of examples of Morgans out there, which have what's called "bag toning"..

    http://www.sacvalcc.org/uploads/1108article.pdf


    I think it's safe to say that my example from above is not "artificial" -- especially considering NGC (and PCGS) are *usually* correct in determining natural versus artificial toning.. Otherwise, it wouldn't get a numerical grade, but instead a details grade of "Artificial Toning"..

    http://www.ngccoin.com/coin-grading/coin-details/glossary.aspx


    Obviously depends on how a coin is stored, and for how long. Not exactly like they had acrylic air-tites & slabs a hundred years ago for collectors to store their coins in. Heck, not even a few decades ago. Just because you see some pretty colors, doesn't mean it was faked.. ;)



    You want to see true artificial? Yeah, I went over to The Dark Side for a couple -- and they're freakin' fantastic, IMO! :D


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    And to answer your question, specifically.. :lol:


    Yes, there are plenty of toned ASE's out there. Not always all that cheap, though.

    Didn't think I still had these. Seller photos. Look even nicer in-hand, with richer colors..


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    Super dee duper!

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