What a Peace.

oldcameoproofsguy

I went to the Salt Lake City coin show with the intention of finding a toned Peace dollar. It has been discussed many times on this board that Peace dollars are really difficult to find with nice toning. I wanted to really see for myself if this was so. What a better place to test this theory than at a coin show.

I went from table to table looking over the goods. There were about 15 to 20 really nice rainbow toned Morgan dollars but I just couldn't find a Peace dollar that was worthy of throwing down some cash on. I found one with brownish toning that the dealer had labeled as "Nice original toning" but it was far from being nice.

Just as I was about to give up on my quest and purchase one of the rainbow toned Morgans I came across this one. You people on these forums were correct; Peace dollars with nice toning are tough to find. The lesson for me is to snatch up every nicely toned Peace dollar I run across.

Luvdawgs

Very nice find. Congrats! I'll have to start looking for some of those to drool over

stman

So you got your first piece I mean Peace huh? Good for you and nothing like going to the shows and looking at as many as you can. Congrats and enjoy!!!!

So we got a wild man on the toned coins now I guess.

foodude

Very nice Someday, I'd like to own a beautifully toned Peace dollar. As you indicated they are very difficult to fined nicely toned.

Dog97

That's real pretty.

stman

Also wanted to mention to be careful out there with your new adventures.

oldcameoproofsguy

<< <i>Also wanted to mention to be careful out there with your new adventures. >>


Thanks, stman, I will.

I've been really just dabbling into different areas of numismatics to discover the direction that I really want to take.

I like the toned Peaces. I know that I need to study up on the series a little more if I intend on buying some of the more pricey dates.

DHeath

So we got a wild man on the toned coins now I guess.

LMAO....... That's exactly what I was thinking.

That is a very attractive coin, and happy hunting.

Peaceman

Legend has one on their site... a $ 75 coin going for $ 1,500..... go snatch it...

Zerbe

Finding nicely toned Peace dollars was next to impossible, until recently.

Seriously, oldcameoproofsguy, that is a beauty. Building an entire toned set, looking that nice would be quite an accomplishment.

rkfish

That's a beauty! Very nice find.....

FrattLaw

Building an entire toned set, looking that nice would be quite an accomplishment.

You have no idea how hard it is. So far I have 20 of the 24 needed to complete the set. And I've started sets #2 and #3 with my dups. It's rather easy to find some of the more common dates with color -- 22,23,24. It's is almost impossible to find some of the harder dates with nice color. The set I have assembled so far runs the gamut of color and toning -- rainbows, crescent, rim toning, bullseye, target, russet, and just the unusual.

Be prepared if you try this, it will become and obsession that might affect your career and personal life.

Also, don't expect to find morgan like toning on a Peace $. It really doesn't exist. Also, be prepared to pay ridiculous money. Like Peaceman noted Legend has a $75 coin up on her site for $1500. The coin is probably priced 5x higher then it should be.

And don't expect to find MS65s and MS66s with color. I've seen some, but, most the colorful toned Peace $ I've run across are MS62-MS64s.

Good-luck and nice find!

~Michael

coingame2000

That's a very pretty Peace dollar -- looks like it has great surfaces too.

Mike

marmac

here is one up for bid with some tone
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3032035153&category=11980

baccaruda

I saw several at the Chicago show that I considered very appealing. Very subtle crescent rainbow toning. Man they wanted top dollar for anything that remotely matched that description.

oldcameoproofsguy

<< <i>And don't expect to find MS65s and MS66s with color. I've seen some, but, most the colorful toned Peace $ I've run across are MS62-MS64s. >>



I probably got pretty lucky on this one then, because it grades NGC MS-65. I paid what I felt was fairly strong money for it (between MS65 and MS66 money), but there is no way I would have forked out over 2000% grey sheet bid for the coin.

FrattLaw

The more common years will go MS65 with color. My 22, 23 & 24 are all MS65s. The 22 is actually a Binion MS65*. But, it's hard to find the keys and semikeys with nice color @ MS65, but that goes for alot of non-toned Peace $ anyway.

~Michael