New purchase, 1st colorful toned coin.....
kryptonitecomics
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I always drool when I see the monster rainbow toned coins so many of you own and post on these boards. I don't have $500 bucks to drop on a common date Morgan with textile toning so I basically resigned myself to the fact that I would just have to stick with blast white coins.
Well while searching Ebay the other day, I came across a beautifully toned PCGS MS66 1958-D Quarter and the reverse of the coin blew me away. I used the BIN and although I did pay what I feel is a premium for the toning, it was still a very affordable coin.
Here are a few pictures though obviously the quality is subpar compared to the beautiful images a lot of you are able to post. I just couldn't capture the toning with out slanting the slab on the scanner and that of course produced a glare. I also included one of the images from the auction itself so you can get some idea what the coin looks like in hand.
Highlights:
The obverse is mostly white, but the rim toning features bold greens, reds, blues and oranges. The scan makes the toning look kind of black and splotchy.
The reverse is clearly the star of the show, straight on you get a glimpse of the red, orange and golden tones, but a slight tilt of the coin and the colors explode off the coin surface with a red glow.
I am going to continue to look for some of the more affordable toned coins from the quarter series so I can add some real gems to my registry set.
Well while searching Ebay the other day, I came across a beautifully toned PCGS MS66 1958-D Quarter and the reverse of the coin blew me away. I used the BIN and although I did pay what I feel is a premium for the toning, it was still a very affordable coin.
Here are a few pictures though obviously the quality is subpar compared to the beautiful images a lot of you are able to post. I just couldn't capture the toning with out slanting the slab on the scanner and that of course produced a glare. I also included one of the images from the auction itself so you can get some idea what the coin looks like in hand.
Highlights:
The obverse is mostly white, but the rim toning features bold greens, reds, blues and oranges. The scan makes the toning look kind of black and splotchy.
The reverse is clearly the star of the show, straight on you get a glimpse of the red, orange and golden tones, but a slight tilt of the coin and the colors explode off the coin surface with a red glow.
I am going to continue to look for some of the more affordable toned coins from the quarter series so I can add some real gems to my registry set.
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COOL!!! Welcome to the "Colorful" side of collecting.
Dave
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Nice to get something you wanted without paying way too much.
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
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Rainbow Stars
Welcome abord the goodship Toning!
Michael
By the way that was a real nice Franklin half......that might be another series I can find a few winners in since most are still affordable
very important...these are, invariably, the coins I look at over and over again.
When I want to show off a coin, it's going to be a toner for sure.
It's all about enjoyment and I do indeed get the most bang for the buck with my
colorfully toned coins...each is unique, and some are simply incredible!
Nice quarter, and welcome to the club!
Ken
Nice coin kryptonitecomics! Enjoy it!
Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.
<< <i>So you're the one who ended that auction
Guilty as charged
I put it on my watch list and then like 5 minutes later I hit the BIN.........I couldn't resit the urge