A Question For Toning Experts

Rampage

If you have a nice set of Roosevelt Dimes, for example, that are all nicely toned. What would be the best way to preserve that toning? In other words, do I want to keep them in a coin album? Do I want to certify them so they do not tone any more?

Any help would be appreciated.

Richard.

coinfreak499

air tight plastic holders might work.

TonedCoinTrader

Richard,

If you are happy with the way they have toned and wish for them to Stop Toning then simply take them out of the album and put them in 2x2's or Kointainers that should stop them from toning. Slabbing them will help also but either way they Can possibly still tone, just Much slower.

Scott

darktone

How about one of those nice Capitol plastics holder that holds the full set? mike

airplanenut

If it's an old album in a dry area, I don't know if there's anything to worry about--the sulfur is probably gone... I've had an album of nickels for a while and haven't noticed any changes...

Vet

I have a sets in the old capital holders they still toned.

rainbowroosie

If your set is REAL nice, send the lot to PCGS via economy service...it will preserve them and make them more likely to sell for what they are worth.....if they are only 64/65 quality, go the Capitol plastic route...I have a raw set in one of their white holders that knocks your socks off.

TonedCoinTrader

Rainbow,
Knock our socks off!
Show Pix

rainbowroosie

TCT,
I am computer and photo illiterate, but my "other" raw set will be offered by greattoning this week or next....Check it out and remember that every coin in this set is BETTER than that set....hope this does not come across as a shameless plug....my apologies in advance to the BST police!

TonedCoinTrader

Shall we make this a Toned Roosey Post?

Here is a nice toned roosey I just got from a mint set thursday I am happy with it's toning so it is now in a 2x2

rainbowroosie

got a red X

rainbowroosie

59

TCT,
my 59

ANACONDA

"Do I want to certify them so they do not tone any more?"

That would be my choice. Normally the "thing" that makes coins naturally tone goes away when you take the coin out of the environment that has the thing that makes it tone.

Put them into an air tight inert holder and everything should hold tight until Iraq successfully gets France to join German in dropping a bomb on the United States which of course will give you other things to worry about.

Aethelred

There is no way to stop toning 100%, it is a natural process. However, you can slow it way down by storing your coins in the correct way.

rainbowroosie

ANACONDA,
it will be Iran not Iraq.

Rampage

Thanks everyone for your replies. This was in relation to my partial Roosevelt set (silver issues). I bought the coins while I was in Denver back in May. The 1949PDS and 1950PS coins are absolutely beautiful. They appear to be 65/66 quality, but I did not really want to spend the money to certify them, although one day I might decide to do so-that way they will go with the ones that are certified.

The partial set I bought-if you looked at it, you would be in a trance.

If I new how to take proper pictures of toned coins, I would take them and show them off.

MacCoin

air tights holders