Album toning ? ....and another little album find in the v nickel book

DNADave

Here’s a flat 1913 half from a Whitman. The loose page laid against it and left a reverse image of the text. Original toning...not OK

Wahoo554

This same thing happened with several of the blue books that somebody had me look at the other day.

AUandAG

Have never seen that effect.....too cool.

bob

coin4sale

Hey now, is that a "TYPE" coin?

ricko

Well... that would not make me happy... It would require a dip for sure...Cheers, RickO

lkenefic

Wow... that's a first for me! Would acetone "cure" this? ...a bit less aggressive than ms70...

ifthevamzarockin

Letter toning can add a premium to some coins.

I have seen Morgans with letter toning from the canvas bags. They are highly collectible and command strong premiums. Collectors will try to get all the letters to spell out "Dollar" or U.S. Mint etc.

GaCoinGuy

I would leave it as is; gives it character.

clarkbar04

I had an UNC walker like that and sent it in, and it graded. I traded it to a friend of mine so I don't know the cert number or I'd post it. He also has an UNC 1939 lincoln cent and a circ peace dollar with "transfer toning" as we call it.

steveben

i would leave it alone.

don't dip a coin like that, as it would have absolutely no character afterwards.

i get you don't like it, i would probably not be very happy with that happening either, but what's done is done. enjoy the coin for what it is. look at it as an interesting sort of counter-stamp; a "coin collector's counter-stamp."

-OR-

sell it and get a replacement.

morgandollar1878

I have seen multiple examples of that kind of toning. It is market acceptable and IMO it is natural toning from being stored in a folder for many years.

johnny9434

I like

DNADave

Here’s a coin from a collection I’m in the process of buying. Most of the the albums I look at are missing all of the keys. This collection has the 38-D half. The 32-D quarter and this 1885 nickel. It’s not in good shape but hey usually that home is empty.

mannie gray

Is the reverse gone?

savitale

Never seen that effect before. Surprising given the thousands of Whitman folders out there. I think it’s cool, in a way.

davewesen

I like the dark stripes on the reverse of those coins from the glue when you pop them out.