This toning would fool me

stujoe · February 16, 2003 11:25AM

Here is a picture of an AT Peace Dollar:

http://www.thestujoecollection.com/guide/toning/atpeace.htm

Anyone care to tell me telltale signs that could be gleaned from the picture? I think it would fool me, at least from the picture.

Edited to finx link that I moved on the site.

mbbiker · February 16, 2003 11:27AM

I'm just guessing but i think there is to much toning on that dollar, most 100% toned coins i've seen are somewhat white around the letters.

FrattLaw · February 16, 2003 11:30AM

I'm no toning expert, but the lack of toning on the rims and on the feathers where there appears to be rub would bother me.

I can't wait for the real experts to chime in.

Michael

Jamericon · February 16, 2003 11:31AM

The rim is not toned. The color is very unnatural. All brown!?!?

Russ · February 16, 2003 11:35AM

It would certainly fool me.

Russ, NCNE

sinin1 · February 16, 2003 11:48AM

Has it been gleaned? - oops probably a word I do not know

Looks like artificial color -> no open spaces at all, no retractions from any letters or any field/device junction. Picture does not show, but I would imagine that luster is no longer seen.

stujoe · February 17, 2003 3:15AM

Thanks for the comments guys.

(pushing it back up the line to see if there are any more)

FC57Coins · February 17, 2003 3:30AM

joe:

It looks darned good to me too - did it get bodybagged? By which service?

Frank

dorkkarl · February 17, 2003 3:32AM

defintiely a-t, but i'd consider it market-acceptable.

K S

MadMarty · February 17, 2003 3:33AM

I have one just like it, AT don't know. This is the way it came from an estate lot I bought.

stujoe · February 17, 2003 3:33AM

No body bag that I know of. It was sent to me by someone when I posted a thread asking for picture examples of AT coins that people had made while experimenting with various things.

MadMarty · February 17, 2003 3:36AM

The scanner does not pick up the colors, it's blue around the rim.

FC57Coins · February 17, 2003 3:37AM

Interesting. I'm going to be sending a similar coin to NGC tomorrow - I'll post the results as soon as I get them.

Frank

stujoe · February 17, 2003 3:55AM

I'd be interested in knowing the results and seeing pictures of it when you get it back Frank.

dorkkarl, Market Acceptible might be a good term for it.

Marty, I wouldn't read too many red flags into it just from the picture I posted. Pictures are limited, of course. In real life, it may be that other things would be apparent. Maybe a flatness to the toning, etc.

This may be one that I experiment with myself. I am thinking of buying a roll of 64 Kenndys for some experimenting I will say sorry to the Kennedy fans now, but it has to be something silver, MS, and something that I can overdip clean afterwards and still have it worth bullion value.

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PTVETTER · February 17, 2003 4:03AM

I like the coin I think the coin is OK not AT send it in and find out

gsaguy · February 17, 2003 4:09AM

Stujoe,

That's a pretty nice looking Peace dollar. However, I am definitely not an expert on toned Peace dollars, probably because they're so hard to find.

I've attached a scan of the ONLY one in my personal collection.

Thanks for the post.

GSAGUY

This toning would fool me

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