Opinion requested re: Stone Mountain...

RYK

Does this toning pattern imply that the coin has been cleaned/wiped?

Russ

My opinion is no, it doesn't.

Russ, NCNE

Placid

Might have been dipped and not rinsed 100% *shrugs*

Russ

That is not the color that a bad dip produces.

Russ, NCNE

goldrush00013

Not that my opinion means squat,but some of my SAE's seem to have similar toning.

Outhaul

That's the type of toning from the original holder.

Numismanic

As I recall the Stone Mountain commemorative coins were packaged in cardboard holders similar to those
in the double mint sets which could explain the toning around the edges.

Don

Clankeye

The mintage on the Stone Mountains was over a million coins. And they were packaged, sold and marketed in many, many interesting ways.

So there are a lot of different ways you see toning on Stone Mountains, and a lot of different explanations as to how it got there.

What is truly hard to come by is to find them with vibrant colors. Real rainbow colors. I've seen a few, but true color coins are hard to come by.

Clankeye

mommam17

It is an original coin but they can be found with much better eye-appeal. Check out the one Pinnacle is selling on ebay tonite.

joecool

The toning is from the original holder......

FatMan

Robert

I've seen others with similar toning. Not my favorite toning but still a nice original coin.

Has RYK gone KKK?

For those of you not familar with the history, Stone Mountain Georgia was the headquarters of the KKK in 1925 the year the commem was minted. Many KKK ties to the people who supported the legislation.

RYK

Has RYK gone KKK?

Yikes, John, I had no idea! Without getting too personal, let's just say that the KKK would be more likely to burn a cross on my lawn than accept me as one of their own.

Thanks all for the opinions and advice.

Robert

rainbowroosie

Original toning, but not pretty toning.