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bolivarshagnasty · July 25, 2014 12:20PM

Post your favorite toners. And for a little added interest, tell us what State you are in. A new purchase below. Not a wild toner, but I really like the rim toning on this one. I've been looking for a nice
Texas Commem. for a while. Trying to find one with similar obverse and reverse colors with no spotting proved to be a little more difficult that I imagined. PCGS 66+ CAC
Coming to you from the hills of Eastern Tennessee.

AnkurJ · July 25, 2014 12:24PM

mercurydimeguy · July 25, 2014 12:39PM

A different kind of color, but color nevertheless

bolivarshagnasty · July 25, 2014 1:06PM

AnkurJ, I'll never tire of looking at that Frankie. Those colors are killer!

Merc, Love the hammered strike on the '69. Color is perfect. Is the die clash on the reverse of any significance?

lostincoins · July 25, 2014 1:17PM

Here is some color for you.

SmEagle1795 · July 25, 2014 1:32PM

One of my favorites, a stater from the city-state of Sikyon in ancient Greece, from ca 350BC:

More detail here on the dark side

AUandAG · July 25, 2014 1:55PM

humor

lostincoins · July 25, 2014 1:56PM

It amazes me that a coin that old looks that good SmEagle, very nice.

WingedLiberty1957 · July 25, 2014 2:55PM

Justacommeman · July 25, 2014 3:15PM

lostincoins · July 25, 2014 3:31PM

So which of these ancients were used as currency during colonial times in the US? LOL could not help it

vibr0nic · July 25, 2014 3:49PM

WingedLiberty1957 · July 25, 2014 6:54PM

Yonico · July 25, 2014 7:28PM

AnkurJ · July 25, 2014 9:57PM

It's the US forum people! Take your ancients to the other forum

coinsarefun · July 26, 2014 2:15AM

123cents · July 26, 2014 2:27AM

djdilliodon · July 26, 2014 2:45AM

Should of never sold this one

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coinbuf · July 26, 2014 3:32AM

spacehayduke · July 26, 2014 3:49AM

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bolivarshagnasty · July 26, 2014 6:10AM

ldhair · July 26, 2014 6:32AM

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keets · July 26, 2014 6:40AM

dcarr · July 26, 2014 2:01PM

stman · July 26, 2014 2:11PM

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Hey Keets - Wasn't that the "worlds famous" colorful Peace$ in existence?

By one of the "Toning experts." dealer/member of the forum?

Zoins · July 26, 2014 2:13PM

<< <i>One of my favorites, a stater from the city-state of Sikyon in ancient Greece, from ca 350BC:

More detail here on the dark side >>

Beautiful coin in amazing condition! Hard to believe that's over 2350 years old!

BryceM · July 26, 2014 2:19PM

SkyMan · July 26, 2014 3:54PM

keets · July 26, 2014 9:20PM

Hey Keets - Wasn't that the "worlds famous" colorful Peace$ in existence? By one of the "Toning experts." dealer/member of the forum?

yeah, it fooled more than a few "optimistic" dealers who should have known better and some graders and a grading company, too.

copperhunter · July 26, 2014 11:54PM

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