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Artificially Toned or not?

caitlincaitlin Posts: 858 ✭✭✭
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Can anyone tell me if this 1920s Buffalo Nickel is naturally toned? or is it just to hard to tell by this image?
A collector of high grade TONED BUFFALO NICKELS ,working on a PCGS REGISTRY SET.

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  • relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570 ✭

    No one can know for sure but many people can tell you their opinion. And I'm sure there are people who could make one to look just like that (or better) if you want.

    My opinion is it's "natural" album toning, but that's just an un-skilled guess so you may want to wait and see what somebody who knows what they are talking about has to say.
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  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    It looks like what happens after nickel is dipped & put in an album. It must be natural because it's in a slab. heehehe
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
  • Cam40Cam40 Posts: 8,146 ✭
    I,ll say AT,or album toning.....one in the same right?
    hehe
  • coinguy1coinguy1 Posts: 13,484 ✭✭✭
    caitlin,

    It looks like a very pretty, originally toned coin to me.
  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    And originally toned how???
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
  • caitlincaitlin Posts: 858 ✭✭✭
    Relayer Thanks.

    Dog97 and Cam40

    You guys are just too funny. hehehe
    A collector of high grade TONED BUFFALO NICKELS ,working on a PCGS REGISTRY SET.
  • caitlincaitlin Posts: 858 ✭✭✭
    Mark
    I respect your opinion. Thanks it looked natural to me too.
    A collector of high grade TONED BUFFALO NICKELS ,working on a PCGS REGISTRY SET.
  • TonekillerTonekiller Posts: 1,308 ✭✭
    Natural. I have moved many slabbed coins with the same type of toning. Looks great!

    TBT
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,964 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I always thought album toning without the aid of other chemicals was natural toning. If it's not, why is it not as good as envelope toning, toning from a cardboard mint set holder from the '40s and '50s, or toning from a bag?
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  • FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭
    Er - guys - wasn't that the coin that CoinDr showed last night in another thread?

    Frank
  • BigD5BigD5 Posts: 3,433 ✭
    Looks good to me image
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  • Coin FinderCoin Finder Posts: 7,163 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I say original, but would it not make sense that the best coin doctors would take a already toned coin like this one and enhance it. This would fool the Grading services with their quick looks at coins.


    I like it and would say you have a nice coin do not mess with it.

    Tbig
  • caitlincaitlin Posts: 858 ✭✭✭
    Thanks for all the thoughts and comments
    A collector of high grade TONED BUFFALO NICKELS ,working on a PCGS REGISTRY SET.

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