Toning: Which colors help? Which colors hurt?

dan1ecu

Would you buy an MS68 coin that had brown, splotchy toning? I'd much rather see blue, green and red toning lightly covering the coin.

Which colors do you think help a coin the most in terms of grade? Which colors hurt it? Do you have any coins to show that illustrate your point?

Dan

mgoodm3

I'm not a big fan of splotchy.

FC57Coins

Brown - Grey - Black - Mottled to me are bad

Blues, greens, reds, yellows, golds, magenta, violet - now that's purdy!

XpipedreamR

<< <i>Brown - Grey - Black - Mottled to me are bad

Blues, greens, reds, yellows, golds, magenta, violet - now that's purdy! >>

gemtone65

Some grading services will dip unattractively toned coins for you and reholder them with their original grades. The spotchy brown surface you mention definitely sounds unattractive.

Along with brown, grey and of course black toned coins will fetch less than typical white coins at the same grade. On the other side of the ledger, probably emerald green is the holy grail for toned coin collectors. Combine that with a touch of red and yellow and you have the potential for a monster coin. A signifcicant amount of vibrant blue is also available occasionally, but rarely with these other colors.

Shamika

<< <i> Would you buy an MS68 coin that had brown, splotchy toning? >>


Would the services grade such a coin MS68? Seems contradictory.

GAT

Now these are pretty colors on a PCGS MS65 Morgan I own.

Colorfulcoins

I like BLUE....

rays

<< <i>Now these are pretty colors on a PCGS MS65 Morgan I own.
>>





That is the MOST attractive type of toning on a Morgan.

291fifth

Yellows are often a sign of recent dipping.

rainbowroosie

Green is the killer color...

Elcontador

If a graded coin which has brown, splotchy toning is in a slab reading MS 68, sight unseen, to me it's probably an overgraded coin.

Champagne colored toning is commonly seen on Morgans and Liberty Nickels; the effect seems to be neutral. The darker toning which subdues a coin's always hurts its grade.

A light blue seems to make nickels and silver look more attractive (to me). Purple on silver is usually a sign that the coin has been played with.

Also, the color is only part of the equation. The color flow also is important. One color gradually flowing into another color makes the coin look more attractive. Abrupt color changes have the opposite effect.

Ronyahski

<< <i>I like BLUE.... >>



I like blue, too. Especially yours!

K6AZ

drzaius

<< <i>Would you buy an MS68 coin that had brown, splotchy toning? I'd much rather see blue, green and red toning lightly covering the coin.

Which colors do you think help a coin the most in terms of grade? Which colors hurt it? Do you have any coins to show that illustrate your point?

Dan >>



I think an MS68 with brown splotchy toning has been dipped and turned ugly in the holder. I wouldn't buy it.

Lincolnfreak

Great thread. There is good toning and there is bad toning, often it is in the eye of the beholder. I think most have agreed that dark, drab, "splotchy" toning is bad.

ccr

Here is one of my favorite toners that I have.

Louis

I like green, gold, and red.

FC57Coins

My current favorite Morgan

Numismatics

I like golden.

Lahcoin

Now these are pretty colors on a PCGS MS65 Morgan I own

Oooooooo.....NICE one

fountainheadgold

Golden

RedneckHB

Hey Drazius......you took MY icon

Trooper

Some of the worst colors can also be attractive in their own way. I think it all depends on the pattern.
Here is a GSA Morgan. that I own that has really nasty colors but the way they are on the coin, to me makes it unique.
For some reason I think zebra when ever I look at this coin.
But beauty is always in the eye of the beholder...
Tom
(been busy now I hope I'm back)

Merch

I might be weird but those bright colors never appealed to me, just doesnt look natural. I like the brown, grey natural toning. It just makes the coin seem "older" I guess. Dont ask me why I feel that way, because I dont even know!! lol

Here is my favorite of the ones I own. Does anyone know anything about a 1879 Double Die?? Because this peice has doubling in all the aspects of the reverse. Thanks.......oh, and I do like a couple of those Morgans..........just makes my stomach qweezy though (like oooooooooo what happened to this one?)