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Amazing toned morgan

carterhainescarterhaines Posts: 155
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what do you think about this morgan? The pic is just a scan, so the dark orange is really more orange-gold with red in real life, but the picture is otherwise accurate.

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Retail coin dealers, the only people who can buy a $10 coin for $2, and sell it for $30.

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    FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭
    Looks very yummy! Congratulations! image
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    carterhainescarterhaines Posts: 155
    I was wondering, does it seem AT'ed or is it natural (i have no idea)?
    Retail coin dealers, the only people who can buy a $10 coin for $2, and sell it for $30.
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    dragondragon Posts: 4,548 ✭✭
    Very hard to make out from your pic, but has the look and telltale signs of an AT'd coin.

    dragon
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    carterhainescarterhaines Posts: 155
    what are the telltale signs (sorry but im a newbie in the field of toning)
    Retail coin dealers, the only people who can buy a $10 coin for $2, and sell it for $30.
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    Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,875 ✭✭✭
    Reverse?
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
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    carterhainescarterhaines Posts: 155
    the reverse is untoned
    Retail coin dealers, the only people who can buy a $10 coin for $2, and sell it for $30.
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    dragondragon Posts: 4,548 ✭✭
    carter,

    Those colors of deep gold and that slightly flourescent gunmetal blue/green on the high points are typical colors that show up on AT'd pieces, as well as the way the color sits on that coin and around the periphery and deep recesses especially. It also looks to have severe rim damage of some type from your pic.

    dragon
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    carterhainescarterhaines Posts: 155
    Thanks for the help (good thing i got this for only $13). The "severe rim damage" that you speak of is probably just the light reflecting off the mylar as I see very little damage on the actual coin.
    Retail coin dealers, the only people who can buy a $10 coin for $2, and sell it for $30.
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    FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭
    While I respect my learned colleague Dragon a great deal, I dissagree on this one. First of all, I don't think the picture does justice to the coin, and I don't think these are the actual colors of the coin. If they are, then you're absolutely right. However, if you look at the rims, they appear to be gunmetal grey while the surrounding toning is gold in color. The toning around the hair is interspersed very intricately between blue and gold - this would be qute a feat for your average coin doc. There's a hint of transluscense in the coloring which you see in genuinely toned coins. The stars, particularly on the left hand side of the coin, are of a different color than their background. As such, and for $13 bucks - I'd be on that bad girl like stink on a monkey! image

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    ERER Posts: 7,345 ✭
    Carter,
    Nice coin. I 'll pay you $14.image
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    FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭


    << <i>Nice coin. I 'll pay you $14. image >>



    ER - you capitalist pigdog you! image
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    ERER Posts: 7,345 ✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Nice coin. I 'll pay you $14. image >>



    ER - you capitalist pigdog you! image >>



    What? Me? I do not understand.image
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    FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭
    Now - mind you that coming from a dog, being a pigdog is not a bad thing! image
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    Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,875 ✭✭✭
    I'll go with AT also. Dark orange with blue isn't natural or original. The whole coin was toned quickly without any progression of colors that would show from developing over a long period of time.
    Someone can probably find one like it on eBay lit up with trick lighting like a radioactive Christmas tree and in a slab but it's still AT.
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
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    RussRuss Posts: 48,515 ✭✭✭
    carterhaines,

    If you'll enable your PM function, I'd like to talk to you about the coin. Thanks. image

    Russ, NCNE
    eBay consignment sales | | Collectibles from Resco CCC
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    stmanstman Posts: 11,352 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That funky blue again. They'll probably give it the coveted star if sent to the right (or wrong) service.
    Please... Save The Stories, Just Answer My Questions, And Tell Me How Much!!!!!
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    carterhainescarterhaines Posts: 155
    okay russ, its enabled
    Retail coin dealers, the only people who can buy a $10 coin for $2, and sell it for $30.
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    RussRuss Posts: 48,515 ✭✭✭
    PM sent. image

    Russ, NCNE
    eBay consignment sales | | Collectibles from Resco CCC
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    GilbertGilbert Posts: 1,533 ✭✭✭
    Hey Frank,

    wazzup?

    Would you reconsider the authenticity of the toning based on:

    The peripheral colors are also present on the central device. How did it go from (you said gunmetal) but I'm going to say bluish periphery to whatever to back to blue. Just don't seem natural to me WITHOUT a convincing argument. image
    Gilbert

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