Want to see a pair of Toned 58D Franklins? :)

MrSpud

From the same double mint set as the Roosevelt I posted earlier today.

tincup

nice rainbow toning! Are you going to slab these or keep the set intact?

MrSpud

I took the two Franklins, one Washington and One Roosevelt out of the set that had rainbows on them because I wouldn't want to risk them get darker. The rest still need at least a few years before they are done toning. You think they are worth slabbing? Here's the Washington

michael

yes!!

and that pair of franklins are way above average in terms of toning

definately in the top 10% of toned franklins for this date

MrSpud

Top 10%, you don't say

RickMilauskas

Those sure are nice.

Will removing them stop them from toning further or is it a continual process...once it begins
the toning progresses??

gamer1958

Nice toners--1958 seems a good year for mint set toning, actually.
"I took them out of the set..."
-- how will you store them if you don't slab them?
-- if they've already been in the mint set 47 yrs, what else can you expect in terms of toning?
I'd think they'd be "done" at that point.....

MrSpud

I would just worry that the toning would darken too much and take away from the eye appeal if left in contact with the cardboard and paper in the mint set. I've seen too many of those dark brown splotchy toned Franklins before and I wouldn't want the interference film to thicken and darken to that brown color. It would no doubt take a long time, less if the set was exposed to fluctuating heat and humidity. If I don't slab them, I'll end up storing them in airtites in an intercept shield box. Right now they are in Safety Flips in a jar with dessicant in the jar. The coins shouldn't tone any more now that they are not in contact with the cardboard holder and the paper in the mint set.