Will Toned Coins Be More or Less Popular in 05?

ChuckC

I bought a bunch of album toned jerffersons at reasonable prices (i.e. prices w/ 0 premium for the toning) at a coin show a couple months ago. Some of them looks like this:

ebay toner 5C

That same coin at the show RAW from the guy I bought from would probably be priced at around $5 which begs the question...


will the realized value of toned coins ever digress (especially on ebay)?

morgannut2

I'd guess more in 05, if in gem and major service certified.

tsacch

mnmcoin's jeff was real nice, but thats serious stupid money for a modern...in that grade and color, in my opinion.

MassFullStepper

I have to agree with Tsacch....stupid money for something in that grade...no offense.........

kryptonitecomics

I would say more as well in 5 years.....congrats on pulling that kind of dough on an otherwise super common Nickel

TonedPeaceNut

I've been putting together a set of toned Jeffs and I've watched the prices explode over the past several months.

I too purchased many of them raw, but those that have nice color are not rare, but are not easy to find.

I'm not at all surprised by that amount. If I didn't forget to bid, I probably would have driven that price a tad bit higher as well.

I think you'll see prices continue to increase on toned coins -- not only in 2005 but I think toned coins might better resist downward trends in the overall market.

There are thousands of white coins to choose from, beautiful toned coins will -- IMHO -- hold value better based upon the rarity factor.


TPN

magikbilly

I like toned coins because original color can make a coin stand out in a unique way against otherwise rather similar brothers. I will continue to collect them whatever happens. Jeffersons now 38-42. Sell me your ugly toned PCGS PF64-65 Jefferson 5C

Billy

Shamika

Sorry, but I'm kind of tired of hearing the words "stupid money" used in these situations. If you think this is stupid money, then you just don't share the same passion that those who bid for these coins do.

Remember, non-numismatists would say it's "stupid money" to pay anything more than 5 cents for any Jefferson nickel and we numismatists would be quick to say "you just don't understand".

It's a matter of perspectives. I would never pay this kind of money for an MS64 Jefferson from the 60's, but I would never condemn those who do.

The craze for toned coins will always be with us. Some years it will be less, other years it will be more. But it will always exist.

mgoodm3

Yes.

nwcs

Toned will be about the same popularity overall. And I think that's about the max price I'd expect for that coin. Not too crazy overall but getting there.

Hadleydog

Yes.

roadrunner

Toned classics will continue to move upwards, more so than the big dippers....I mean NCS'd coins. I have no clue about moderns however. Toned classics are getting rarer and rarer and at some point, people will be aghast at what the hobby has done. And by the next market downturn, you won't be able to give NCS's stuff away for anything near published prices. Die-hard collectors will be ruling the market by that time and it the demand will be for original coins.

roadrunner

nwcs

But dipping has been around forever and hasn't really hurt the coin industry. Maybe in 200 years, though.

Ronyahski

What Roadrunner said.

nwcs

Well, I just spent a bunch of money on three 1950s era mint sets because of the toning. So I guess it'll go on a bit longer. And if the coins turn out to be as nice as they appeared in the photos, then maybe I can perpetuate the craze just a bit longer.

TonedCoinTrader

Toned coins are a fad! You might want to bag them up and send them all to me, I'll bail you out @ melt value.

michael

Will Toned Coins Be More or Less Popular in 05?


for scarce
pre 1955
higher technical grade
superb extraordinary original toned coinage
with the right "look"
biz strike and proof

the sky is the limit as far as popularity

in other words they will grow exponentially in popularity

as they are unique art masterpieces

and you aint seen nothing yet


michael

ChuckC

speaking of works of art, you gotta see this proof morgan at whitlow:

morgan toner

Shamika

Cheap!