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Great Britain - Toners

DesertCoinDesertCoin Posts: 282 ✭✭✭
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I bought these out of an old collection a while back. Not super expensive coins, but nice. What do you all think of the toning? They were stored in old paper envelopes for decades.




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  • oldglorycoinsoldglorycoins Posts: 230 ✭✭✭

    Thread should be under world coins

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  • DesertCoinDesertCoin Posts: 282 ✭✭✭

    @oldglorycoins said:
    Thread should be under world coins

    Correct, noticed after posting.

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 31,380 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Interesting pieces

  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 16,274 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DesertCoin said:

    @oldglorycoins said:
    Thread should be under world coins

    Correct, noticed after posting.

    You should be able to edit the thread title and post.

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭✭✭

    He’s asking our thoughts about the toning, and this forum gets a lot more attention than the world forum, so I don’t see a problem.

    The toning looks fine, but the overexposed images may be hiding an old cleaning some of them may have had.

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  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 16,274 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Walkerguy21D said:
    He’s asking our thoughts about the toning, and this forum gets a lot more attention than the world forum, so I don’t see a problem.

    The toning looks fine, but the overexposed images may be hiding an old cleaning some of them may have had.

    I understand your point. However, a lot of topics would receive more attention here than on other forums. But that, in itself, doesn’t make them on-topic, here. Opinions about the toning on these coins could have just as easily and more appropriately been solicited on the World & Ancient Coins forum.

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 25,079 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It is hard to comment about the toning unless the photos really reflect what they look like in-hand.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 24,227 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This is an 1891 Florin that has attractive toning. Our host graded this one MS64. I thought it was worthy to share to help with your toning question and even perhaps how the coins might grade if you choose to submit them.

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  • DesertCoinDesertCoin Posts: 282 ✭✭✭

    @coinkat said:

    This is an 1891 Florin that has attractive toning. Our host graded this one MS64. I thought it was worthy to share to help with your toning question and even perhaps how the coins might grade if you choose to submit them.

    Thank you! That is a beautiful piece!

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  • atomatom Posts: 483 ✭✭✭✭

    @Clio said:

    Current owner of this beauty: Queen Anne Shilling :D

    enjoy ownership! A true prize

  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 28, 2026 1:49PM

    Here are some other delicacies of the first order, do readers know what these are?






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  • sylsyl Posts: 1,041 ✭✭✭

    The 1839 is a "wow, what a coin" possession.

  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 28, 2026 6:29PM

    Yes, my fortune was unbelievable - that was an ex-Glendinning piece from their sale some 26 years ago. The others pretty fair with the halfpenny being one of the two satin specimen coins struck, the 1920 proof shilling is the "duck tailed" piece & possibly unique with the last being the reverse of a 1965 penny struck in copper-nickel.
    I will say that the 1839 was gotten thanks to the help of the late Colin Cooke who was my agent at the Glens sale, and would also like to thank him again for all he did to help me so many years ago.

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  • MEJ7070MEJ7070 Posts: 816 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS 63

  • islemanguislemangu Posts: 1,552 ✭✭✭✭

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 44,949 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Toned and British, eh? I have two.


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  • DesertCoinDesertCoin Posts: 282 ✭✭✭

    @lordmarcovan said:
    Toned and British, eh? I have two.


    @MEJ7070 said:
    MS 63

    @7Jaguars said:
    Here are some other delicacies of the first order, do readers know what these are?






    British coins are just so beautiful. They truly have fine workmanship, and when complimented by natural toning they are truly prizes in numismatics.

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 44,949 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here's a 1901 florin, NGC MS65, which I used to own in the 1901 British Empire type set I assembled for my daughter, Victoria (b. 2001).


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