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Crescent Toned Peace - Unusual? Opinions?

FrattLawFrattLaw Posts: 3,290 ✭✭
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I just picked up a raw 23-S Peace with crescent toning on the obverse & reverse on opposite sides of the coin. Problem is that its a MS63 (graded by a former PCGS grader & owner of the store) on a good day and a MS62 (I think) on a bad one. The toning is not colorful, just your basic brown/golden brown colors.

Personally I haven't seen any other crescent toned Peace dollars and that's why I bought it. Anyone else have any sightings of these? Should I hold out for a more colorful coin & higher grade for my toned Peace Registry set or is this unusual enough to forget the grade and slab the coin due to the crescent toning?

Sorry about the poor pic quality, I'm still learning coin photography!

Thanks
Michael

MW Fattorosi Collection

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  • ursabearursabear Posts: 1,888
    Michael,

    I would love to see them (I do so very much love Peace dollars.)

    If you'll PM or email me, I'll help you out with posting the pics. I have some web space to which you are welcome.
  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Michael
    Nice toned peace dollars are scarce.Al
  • nuckleheadnucklehead Posts: 1,500 ✭
    I have a few Rosevelt dimes with that kind of toning, have yet to see any Peace dollars with it though, good find in my opinion.
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  • PlacidPlacid Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭
    Really just gold color?
    Here is my golden peace.

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  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    It looks like a double sided crescent too! Cool.
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
  • BigD5BigD5 Posts: 3,433 ✭
    Peace dollars with "attractive" toning are very difficult to find. They weren't stored the same way Morgans were, so you don't usually find them with typical bag colors.
    I heard you recently acquired a cute '26-s too image

    BigD5
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  • FrattLawFrattLaw Posts: 3,290 ✭✭
    Just picked up 3 more raw toned Peaces

    23-s MS64 with faint purple rim toning between 1-5 o'clock on the obverse and 12 & 6 o'clock on the reverse - nice coin light toning

    23-s AU55 with deep colbolt blue, green and golden toning on the obverse in a crescent shape lower half of the coin- color is intense

    22-s MS60 with golden/green obverse and reds, greens & yellow reverse - hairlines keep it from an MS63

    I'll put up some better pics as soon as I get home, still @ work.

    Michael

    MW Fattorosi Collection

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