I this attractive toning?

dan1ecu

I won this Roosevelt dime in a Heratage auction.

1946-S 10C MS67

For those who are in to toned coins, do you find the toning attractive? What generally is considered desirable toning? Are blues, reds, and yellows more preferable than brown? I heard somewhere that attractive toning is worth maybe a point or two to certain grading services. Do you find that to be true?

Dan

Hoot

Great looking coin to me! I think that the appreciation of toning is somewhat eclectic. I believe that people appreciate toning for many different qualities of color and pattern. So, to each his/her own.

As for the grading services passing out extra points for excellent toning, i think it may bump a PQ piece to the next grade up, but in my experience, not more than that.

Hoot

Placid

Picture makes the nose look funny.
To me it's ok in the picture. Nothing that turns me off but nothing I would pay a premium for.
It probably looks better in real life.

wallstreetman

If you have to ask, then it probably isnt! Bad toning will knock it down! Sorry!

LincolnCentMan

I dont like it. There are some Roos's out there that have really nice toning. To me, that's not one of them. To me, for toning to be attractive, it needs to brighten the coin. The brighter and more vivid the color, the better the eye appeal. I'm also kind of partial to coins that have a nice gold rim tone.

David

agentjim007

Heritage's pictures suck. Will look better in person.

Clankeye

Dan--
Yes, I think that's attractive toning. But, you have to realize what you are asking is like holding up an inkblot and asking people what they see in it. Everyone is going to tell you something different.
Are there general areas that people agree constitue attractive toning? Yes. Most people don't like it too dark, too brown, too this, too that. But, all in all, a very subjective area. People don't even agree whether they like toning at all, let alone whether it's attractive. What I would say to you, is you are on your own with your own particular tastes. When it comes time to sell, then everyone else's tastes come into play.

littlewicher

Is it just me, or is that scan really lightened up a lot?

TomB

I saw this coin in the auction last night and did not bid on it because I think, like littlewicher, that the scan has been lightened too much. Therefore, I don't think that the blues will show up nearly as clearly as the scan indicates and think that the coin will be darker and have less luster than might be expected. I think if the coin looks like the image then it's okay but if it looks like I anticipate it will then I would not find it attractive.

gemtone65

I think the toning is attractive. Would you rather have this piece in 67 or a pure white one? I'd go for this one, so the toning should be worth a modest premium. On a scale of 1 to 10, I immediately thought "6."

wallstreetman

Now that you mention it, WHITE!

BillJones

The colors on this are probably OK, but it's got some white holes in the toning in front of the nose and in back of the head. For that reason, it won't be for me.

boston

Actually, I'm not into toned coins, but I have purchased a few (only because of pop's) and really dislike a couple of them. Then there are a couple that I do like. It is a personal preference (favorite colors fetish) and the toning is very dependant of the light source. If you like the color in the sunlight, then enjoy it.
The scan sucked, but the blue suggests an appealing tone.

darktone

I like it! I just sold a washington quarter in NGC67 with the same blue toning. mike

berylcoin

Personally, the pattern of toning is nearly, if not just as, important to me as color, and I don't usually care for speckled or splotchy toning like this. But that is purely a matter of personal taste. I still might prefer it to a white model, though.

BC

dorkkarl

someone else said it, heritage has disgusting, awful images, but your coin looks xlnt. end-of-roll toning? or album toning? can't tell for sure from the image.

K S