Is it me? or...

FC57Coins

Is this just a little overkill on the toning craze???

jbsteven

I would categorize that as ugly toning

TheNumish

Give me a break. What a bunch of dogs. No offense to your icon FC57.

Fairlaneman

Dog97

If the seller is going to pull the old "looks undergraded" hype routine then he needs to post a picture that shows as much. All I see is a bunch of brown coins that could grade from XF to MS 69 I can't really tell even though he did provide a written description. He could make more money by breaking the set up a little.

Russ

It's pretty hard to tell from the size of the scan, but I kind of like the '24 PCGS MS65 Peace Dollar.

Russ, NCNE

CLASSICS

looks like someone else is trying to dump dollars, ebay and the last several shows i went to, where full of this stuff.

nwcs

A few of them might look better under the light. But some of them aren't too hot.

richbeat

I have a question for the toning experts, since toning is not my department. Concerning wildly toned coins (not the ones here, the really colorful ones): would you, or do you, generally take a closer look at these coins because the toning could hide something bad? And especially so if they're being offered on ebay? Would that be considered a "red flag" of sorts for closer examination? Any answers would be good information for newbies or anyone considering getting into toned coins. Thanks.

FC57Coins

<< <i>I have a question for the toning experts, since toning is not my department. Concerning wildly toned coins (not the ones here, the really colorful ones): would you, or do you, generally take a closer look at these coins because the toning could hide something bad? And especially so if they're being offered on ebay? Would that be considered a "red flag" of sorts for closer examination? Any answers would be good information for newbies or anyone considering getting into toned coins. Thanks. >>



Although I would hardly consider myself an expert, I have been reading as much as possible about toned Morgans in particular. What I've found is that most toned Morgans offered in the market are common date ones where the grade is pretty insignificant until you get to MS66 and above. As such, most MS60-65 toned coins are going to be judged more for the toning pattern and colors as opposed to the actual grade of the coin.

Frank

stman

Morgans with toning (color) that are proofs matter more on grade.
And need to be inspected closely for hidden hairlines etc. etc.

Proof66

richbeat

Thanks for the replies. I wasn't thinking too straight, apparently, when I posted those questions (and probably should've made a separate thread out of it.) I had meant to say artifical toning, don't know if that changes things much or not. Thanks again.