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The Toned Coin Lexicon: Adjectives used to describe toned coins. Please contribute.

wingedlibertywingedliberty Posts: 4,805 ✭✭✭
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I have seen the following adjectives and phrases used to describe toned coins.
Can you think of any others?


1. "monster"
2. "mottled"
3. "crescent"
4. "rainbow"
5. "peripheral"
6. "knockout"
7. "splash of _____"
8. "wild"
9. "godzilla"
10."incredible color"
11. "all the colors in the rainbow"
12. "this coin has color"
13. "vivid"
14. "unbeliavable"
15. "artificial"
16. "AT"
17. "a touch of "



Thanks for contributing.

Brian.

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  • PlacidPlacid Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭
    Pastel
  • RegistryCoinRegistryCoin Posts: 5,117 ✭✭✭✭
    russet.
    bird$hit.
    bullseye.
    target.
    pattern.
    mint set.
    roll end.
    tab.
    neon.
    christmas tree. image
    original.
    fugly.
    seafoam.
    apricot.
    gun metal.
    sunset.
    retoned.
    "J" #.
  • wingedlibertywingedliberty Posts: 4,805 ✭✭✭
    Yes, thats a good one. How could I have forgotten pastel?

    Brian.
  • ColorfulcoinsColorfulcoins Posts: 3,365 ✭✭✭
    Colorful
    Craig
    If I had it my way, stupidity would be painful!
  • wingedlibertywingedliberty Posts: 4,805 ✭✭✭
    "Christmas tree", now thats a good one!

    Brian.
  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,580 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Speckled
    Crunchy
    Cloudy
    Phlegm
    Thomas Bush Numismatics & Numismatic Photography

    In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson

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  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    Crazy Colors that have all the Hepcats Dizzy!

    It's Painted Daddy-o!
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • wingedlibertywingedliberty Posts: 4,805 ✭✭✭
    I like "speckled"


    Brian.
  • oldcameoproofsguyoldcameoproofsguy Posts: 3,174 ✭
    Album.

    One of my kids said "Hey dad, this one's all rusty."
  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,580 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Speckled is a term that comes in quite handy for the cardboard US Mint Set toned coins. I tried to include descriptors that I actually use when I sell coins.
    Thomas Bush Numismatics & Numismatic Photography

    In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson

    image
  • ponzi187ponzi187 Posts: 37
    How about Jackson Pollacked?
    Willy Wonka-ed?
    My friend asked me if I had a "Gay Lincoln" Penny...image
  • FrattLawFrattLaw Posts: 3,290 ✭✭
    Dunno if this counts but ----

    ANACONDA!

    I've sure seen that description on Ebay alot.

    Michael
  • StratStrat Posts: 612 ✭✭✭
    Some of the ones that make me chuckle are various adjectives used to describe coins that may not be attractive. Here's a list:

    rose (usually means milky)
    lavendar (sounds nice, but it's usually deep dark purple)
    heather (brown)
    russet (brown again)
    root beer (dark brown)
    slate (unattractive grey)
    ebony or charcoal (not good on coins)

    Have fun adding to the list!


  • relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570 ✭

    Electric
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  • GrahamGraham Posts: 57 ✭✭
    Textile!
    .
  • smprfismprfi Posts: 874 ✭
    psychedelic,consciousness-expanding, crazy, hallucinatory, hallucinogenic, kaleidoscopic, mind-bending, mind-blowing, multi-colored, psychoactive, psychotomimetic, psychotropic, trippy,bright, chromatic, flashy, florid, gaudy, hued, intense, jazzy, kaleidoscopic, loud, motley, multicolored, picturesque, prismatic, psychedelic, rich, showy, splashy, variegated, vibrant, vivid.
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  • FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,424 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The wife's adjective is "Dirty". image

    Ken
  • barberloverbarberlover Posts: 2,228 ✭✭
    On a coin with a woman or womans portrtait a painted lady. Or when you believe the toning to be natural that one was made with natures paint brush. When you think that the toning was a.t. baked. Also listing source toning like album toning, or envelope toning.
    The President claims he didn't lie about taxes for those earning less then $250,000 a year with public mandated health insurance yet his own justice department has said they will use the right of the government to tax when the states appeals go to court.
  • DHeathDHeath Posts: 8,472 ✭✭✭
    Champagne

    vibrant
    subtle
    opaque
    irridescent
    woodgrain
    muted
    streaky
    Developing theory is what we are meant to do as academic researchers
    and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
  • CarlWohlforthCarlWohlforth Posts: 11,074 ✭
    This close to a thread I wanted to see but not quite there.

    I am having trouble coming up with the neat color names that others use to describe coins. There are some mentioned above. I think I know what:

    Rose
    Lavender
    Champagne

    look like. What I want to see is images with the color and name put together. I would use it as a reference. I intend to gather up samples of color on coins, post them and solicit names for their colors. I will do so when I get some time. Unless someone else has already done this?
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  • DHeathDHeath Posts: 8,472 ✭✭✭
    Carl, that is a great idea, and I will help if I'm able. I'd love to see the pics.
    Developing theory is what we are meant to do as academic researchers
    and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
  • wingedlibertywingedliberty Posts: 4,805 ✭✭✭
    I am seeing "woodgrain" used more and more. Wow, the lexicon is progressing nicely.


    Brian.
  • rainbowroosierainbowroosie Posts: 4,875 ✭✭✭✭
    "insane" and "stoopid' toning
    "You keep your 1804 dollar and 1822 half eagle -- give me rainbow roosies in MS68."
    rainbowroosie April 1, 2003
  • gsaguygsaguy Posts: 2,425 ✭
    How about these?:

    Monochromatic
    Polychromatic
    Mint Bag
    End-of-roll
    Target

    GSAGUYimage
    image
  • wingedlibertywingedliberty Posts: 4,805 ✭✭✭
    I have seen "polychromatic" and its a different type of toning every time.
    I thinks its a very broad adjective. I like it.


    Brian.
  • KlectorKidKlectorKid Posts: 3,723
    Chocolate, tie-dyed, totally cool superly radical and Hot damn look at this one. Just to name a few
    image
  • KlectorKidKlectorKid Posts: 3,723
    Oh and hot out of the oven. Cant forget that one.
    image
  • RonyahskiRonyahski Posts: 3,117 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The most obvious, and the one getting the most attention lately:

    "Original"
    Some refer to overgraded slabs as Coffins. I like to think of them as Happy Coins.
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    I only like speckled on my trout.image
    There once was a place called
    Camelotimage
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>A stunning translucent cobalt that extends in to the fields. About halfway in to the fields the color begins it's transition in to the spectrum of the rainbow. It changes to yellow, than darkens to gold than red, navy blue, and finishes with a dramatic purple at the outer edge. >>



    Saw that description in an auction and thought it was rather nice.image

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  • kaleidoscopickaleidoscopic Posts: 159
    rainbow soup
  • DHeathDHeath Posts: 8,472 ✭✭✭
    I forgot Cream and Orange(for gold).
    Developing theory is what we are meant to do as academic researchers
    and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
  • RegistryCoinRegistryCoin Posts: 5,117 ✭✭✭✭
    "...with claim to the next grade."
  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    Undergraded!!!
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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