How long in storage for Wayte Raymond toning?

MadMonk

I'm too young to have a good idea how long, on a rough average, it takes for some decent toning to develop in the folders. I do have insights to some other types, but not Wayte Raymond. For the most part, I've always just left the coins out, with a piece of paper over them, or folded them up in colored greeting card envelope paper. Really nice results, but still not Wayte Raymond.

joejeweler

I've heard it can take decades for a deep toning to develop in those holders. (a far cry from the tarnish that seems to appear weekly on the silver jewelry in the store i work at!).

It's possible the sulfer content from those old holders has grown weaker, and may not be as effective at this late date. It might take even longer now!

BTW.....i always wonder why it's considered natural toning for these coins when they were originally placed in these holders with no intent (at first) that incredible color would develope! Today, these holders are specifically sought out BECAUSE they can still create those beauties.......but in a sense it's "kinda" AT .....or so it seams to me. (Since it's planned.....kinda like a pregnancy.....accidental or planned.....it's all good!)

Wouldn't stop me though!!
Joe T

agentjim007

the Benson coins sat about 50 years

dorkkarl

it;s taken my coins some 10 years. some have good tone now, but oddly enough, some are still exactly blast-white as they ever were

K S

LRCTom

A collection I've been selling has sets that have been in the Wayte Raymond holders since the 50s and early 60s. The silver coins are toned "just right." I didn't get the nickels, so I can't comment on those. The red Indians ranged from no toning at all (full mint red) through various degrees of toning: some really pretty, and some not so nice. The Lincolns stayed full red or turned a natural-looking Red and Brown...who knows whether they were that way when they were put in the holder.

Here's a look at the Lincolns:


Wayte Raymond Lincoln set