1878 S Morgan Textile Toned (PCGS MS62)
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I know this won't be everyone's cup of tea but I find it interesting. I didn't notice in online auction photos but when I got this I noticed you can see individual fibers on the surface.
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That is cool.
Think of the time it spent in a government canvas mint bag in a storage area.
Decades and decades.
peacockcoins
You are correct that this toning is not my cup of tea. But I also find it interesting with those fiber lines and would keep it. I do not think this is the normal Morgan bag toning because the textile pattern is larger and/or spacing is bigger. If you check some textile toners you may notice a difference. A different type of bag used?
Here is one from internet search and link to AB collection website with others.
https://www.monstertonedmorgans.com/gallery
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Yq4KA0mUnC8 - Dream On (Aerosmith cover) via Morgan James & Postmodern Jukebox
https://youtube.com/watch?v=m3lF2qEA2cw - Creep (Radiohead cover) via Haley Reinhart & Postmodern Jukebox
RLJ 1958 - 2023
Do these carry any premiums?
I have a chance to buy one at my LCS?
A slabbed Morgan, too.
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--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Textile toners have premiums. The vibrant rainbow examples like posted by @lilolme have large premiums. The more plain examples that show the pattern but don't have bright colors (like the original post) tend to carry only a minor premium (more as a curiosity since many toner collectors tend to pass on those).
That's a fascinating coin in the OP.
Not like any I've seen before.
Q: Can textile toning be faked?
I have a CC GSA with textile and have posted it here before....would do now but too lazy to dig it out for pics. Old pics died with old computer.
bob
One might be able to mimic textile by placing a coin against the surface of a bag and add sulfur/heat.
I don't recall seeing a textile toner in a QC holder or with artificial color and the supply of them isn't large, so it is likely not easy to reproduce quickly.
Nice one!