My recent coin shop/show finds -- not all toners are expensive! (big pics)

FrattLaw

Found two original mint set toned Lincolns -- total price $2.00




Picked up these nickels for my registry set -- total price -- $15.00






I guess the toning craze hasn't hit Lincolns or Jeffersons really. I was also able to cherry pick a dealers 4 albums of toned Roosies as well.

Thanks for looking,

Michael

TonedCoinTrader

Awsome Finds!

My Local dealers save all the Neat Toned stuff for me and call me when they get Toners in. I getum at prices like that too

airplanenut

Cool! Nice pick ups

jom

The reverse on the Lincoln is pretty cool.

jom

FrattLaw

Not that these coins are monsters, but it does show that if you search and have a good relationship with a couple of dealers, you can get nice coins without paying a huge premium for toning. I am simply amazed that toned Lincolns haven't caught on yet with the toned coin collecting world. Copper can tone up really nicely. Everytime I find one of these I snap'em up.

Thanks
Michael

DominusDeus

Nice.. But where's the big pics?

JrGMan2004

Nice... unfortunately, my local shop knows of the toning craze, and ATs a bunch of stuff...

mgoodm3

nice toners. You really shelled out for them.

ziggy29

<< <i>Nice... unfortunately, my local shop knows of the toning craze, and ATs a bunch of stuff... >>

That borders on criminal. I like attractive toning as much as almost anyone, but (a) I won't pay huge premiums for it, (b) I don't want to feed the toning frenzy and encourage more creative use of the acetylene torch, and (c) I'm not confident enough about my ability to regularly distinguish between AT and NT (and indeed, it's basically a judgment call in many cases) and figure I can get burned.

While I'd hate what it would do to folks who pay huge premiums for beautiful, natural toners, I fear that the end of the "toning craze" (and the dropping values of monster toners) is the only thing that will prevent a lot more nice, natural, beautiful and valuable coins from getting this "Shake and Bake" treatment.

FrattLaw

<< <i>unfortunately, my local shop knows of the toning craze, and ATs a bunch of stuff >>



That's funny, I'm seeing the same thing. It's a shame really since the coins are blantant AT and I'm betting will never get slabbed. I figure after he dumps a bunch of money into grading fees just to get bodybags he'll stop the insanity though.

I hope.

Michael