How many collect only blast white coins and some questions for you...

Gemini

I am curious as to how many board members are into collecting strictly all white coins and some of your reasons why.

Please if you want to answer any questions below okay if not just respond with an "ALL WHITE" reply...

Do you collect only white coins?
Do you find any kind of toning unattractive?
Do you consider toning damage?
Would you think nothing of buying a coin even if you knew it was previously dipped?
If one of your coins toned through the years would you dip it even if the toning was considered attractive by others?
Do you feel untoned coins should be worth more than toned?

Thanks for your response in advance-
Don

Shamika

Do you collect only white coins? No.

Do you find any kind of toning unattractive? Splotchy toning isn't cool.

Do you consider toning damage? Not necessarily.

Would you think nothing of buying a coin even if you knew it was previously dipped? I prefer original surfaces.

If one of your coins toned through the years would you dip it even if the toning was considered attractive by others? Are you crazy?

Do you feel untoned coins should be worth more than toned? If original; YES. If not; NO.

foodude

Do you collect only white coins? No

Do you find any kind of toning unattractive? Yes, AT and fugly kind- dark as in black, most spotty/spotlchy types

Do you consider toning damage? Not per se

Would you think nothing of buying a coin even if you knew it was previously dipped? Would pass on most dipped material, and definiitely on any obviuosly dipped piece (i.e., the stuff you can spot in less than a second)

If one of your coins toned through the years would you dip it even if the toning was considered attractive by others? No.

Do you feel untoned coins should be worth more than toned? Not necessarily; some coins however, are very scarce untoned.

Shamika

Fudude,

I like how you think.

foodude

Fudude,
I like how you think. Thanks for the comment!

mgoodm3

#1: No, I collect white and toned.
#2: I like most toning. not too picky.
#3: Toning is tecnically damage, but it does protect the surface to a certain extent.
#4: I buy any coin I like, dipped or not.
#5: No, no dipping here.
#6: No.

dpoole

I prefer/like 'em original and white. I don't like them dipped out, though, and would not dip a coin to make it white (although I'd consider it if the toning was really ugly). I don't consider natural toning to be damage, and some toning (like the sulpher blue on the Three Cent Nickels) I think are gorgeous. As to whether a coin should be worth more or less depending on whether it is white/toned has entirely and alotgether to do with taste, and so there are no shoulds about it, IMO.

Skipper53

I prefer white to toned.
I've always felt toning is a polite word for tarnish.
I would consider buying if the toning was light.
I would consider buying a dipped coin if the dip was light.
Probably some of the coins I've bought have been dipped
but not enough to lower the grade.