Rainbow Morgan...or is it?

HTubbs · December 16, 2005 12:24PM

Is it Natural?

Hayden

Louis · December 16, 2005 12:25PM

I've seen similar toneing on some of the Binions.

lordmarcovan · December 16, 2005 12:27PM

Looks OK to me.

HTubbs · December 16, 2005 12:33PM

PCI MS-63 "rainbow toned"...just wondering what you all thought...

uofa1285 · December 16, 2005 12:49PM

I vote AT...but Louis is right...that toning is on some NGC Binions...not MA (Market Acceptible) unless in a major holder.

Craton · December 16, 2005 12:51PM

Looks funky to me but I'm dumb so who cares what I think.

bennybravo · December 16, 2005 1:14PM

Looks NOT OK to me.

TorinoCobra71 · December 16, 2005 8:01PM

Nice Crescent Toner!

TorinoCobra71

jdsinva · December 16, 2005 11:02PM

I like it, it looks good to me. . .

Myqqy · December 17, 2005 6:49AM

It looks suspicious, and I would guess AT......

Coxe · December 17, 2005 6:57AM

Obverse(outside of the toming) looks way too white, even in the protected areas near the toning edge.

XpipedreamR · December 17, 2005 6:58AM

So, what's the story? We're tired of waiting

I'll say it's graded MS63 by somebody

<< <i> PCI MS-63 "rainbow toned"...just wondering what you all thought... >>

oops...didn't see that

Rampage · December 17, 2005 7:00AM

Look okay, I guess. It also looks MS61/2, rather than MS63.

Steve27 · December 17, 2005 7:04AM

I wouldn't say rainbow, but it looks NT.

Sunnywood · December 17, 2005 7:10AM

I believe the toning is natural, although it is neither a "rainbow" nor a "crescent." The classic crescent toner has more of a smooth curved arc at the edge, where another dollar lay on top in the mint bag. The classic rainbow toner has a certain progression of colors caused by formation of a silver sulfide and silver oxide thin film coating. The progression of colors in HTubbs' icon coin shows it well. Nonetheless, the colors seen here are often found in the album toning scenario. The questions are: (a) how did the toning get that shape ... obverse must have been laying against something where the untoned area is; and (b) I agree that the untoned area looks very white, but we have seen this sort of thing in Binion and elsewhere.

I have seen a few toned Morgans ... check out my PCGS Registry set ...

Somewhere Over the Rainbow Toned Morgans

or some of my duplicates ...

Duplicates from the "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" Collection

In particular, look at this 1888 PCGS MS66. The photo isn't very good, but the white & blue are much like the posted 1896.

Best,
Sunnywood

Russ · December 17, 2005 7:14AM

<< <i>Rainbow Morgan...or is it? >>

AT or NT, it is not a "rainbow".

Russ, NCNE

Louis · December 17, 2005 7:26AM

<< <i>I believe the toning is natural, although it is neither a "rainbow" nor a "crescent." The classic crescent toner has more of a smooth curved arc at the edge, where another dollar lay on top in the mint bag. The classic rainbow toner has a certain progression of colors caused by formation of a silver sulfide and silver oxide thin film coating. The progression of colors in HTubbs' icon coin shows it well. Nonetheless, the colors seen here are often found in the album toning scenario. The questions are: (a) how did the toning get that shape ... obverse must have been laying against something where the untoned area is; and (b) I agree that the untoned area looks very white, but we have seen this sort of thing in Binion and elsewhere.

I have seen a few toned Morgans ... check out my PCGS Registry set ...

Somewhere Over the Rainbow Toned Morgans

or some of my duplicates ...

Duplicates from the "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" Collection

In particular, look at this 1888 PCGS MS66. The photo isn't very good, but the white & blue are much like the posted 1896.

Best,
Sunnywood >>

Impressive sets you have there, Sunnywood.

HTubbs · December 18, 2005 3:18AM

Thanks for the opinions guys...while I would agree that it's not rainbow toned,it appears that it could be either AT or NT

BAJJERFAN · December 18, 2005 3:36AM

Probly NT but not a rainbow. If smoeone was going to AT this thing why would they pick such an odd pattern?

eagle7 · December 18, 2005 3:42AM

It looks AT to me. JMHO.

Rainbow Morgan...or is it?

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