What do you think of this one??

Bruceswar

Here is a recent purchase. A rather common coin. The more common year of the 2 and circulated at that. That being said what do you think of it? What would you pay for something like this??

STONE

Interesting color on such a circulated coin

Bruceswar

Album toned if you ask me. A nice looking target, but what do I know...

darktone

yep- album toning. Nice looking circulated example. I bet someone would pay $25 for it.

291fifth

Looks like it was cleaned long ago and then put in an album for a long time. Not a coin I'd want to own.

jmj3esq

I like it. I have never seen a circulated Columbian tone like that. I would easlily pay $30.

TomB

I'm of the opinion it was cleaned and then put into an album. If I had to make an offer on it I would offer melt.

InYHWHWeTrust

I'll join those who say cleaned and then album toned , or possibly Taco Bell Napkin $9.99 incl shipping.

Don

PerryHall

I don't see any evidence of cleaning other than being dipped and then being put in a cardboard album where it retoned.

Bruceswar

<< <i>I don't see any evidence of cleaning other than being dipped and then being put in a cardboard album where it retoned. >>



Thats what I say as well. Dipped like soo many other coins, but not harshly clean.

mcheath

i probably would pick it up for the right price. i like the look of it. i wouldnt pay much over $15 for it though

Bruceswar

I see some people are willing to pay more than I gave for this coin. Some others would pay less. I bought this coin for no other reason than the toning. I also picked this one up on the same day.

mirabela

I like the second coin much better, but the first one is interesting and unusual, I'll give it that. If I could have it in the $10-12 range I would certainly snatch it up as a neat novelty, but I would not want it enough to actually pay up for it.

JJM

$15

TavernTreasures

I have an ancient silver Roman coin that was bright silver when I bought it. Only a $35 coin. I have had it sitting raw on a window ledge for about a year. It now has a very similar toning to the coin in the OP. (I do not have a digital camera that is good at photographing coins).

lkrarecoins

definitely album toned....i have one in an album that has the same exact color scheme around the periphery(well, almost )

PerryHall

<< <i>I have an ancient silver Roman coin that was bright silver when I bought it. Only a $35 coin. I have had it sitting raw on a window ledge for about a year. It now has a very similar toning to the coin in the OP. (I do not have a digital camera that is good at photographing coins). >>



It's funny that proper cleaning of coins is accepted by ancient coin collectors since virtuall all coins are found buried.

Bruceswar

<< <i>I like the second coin much better, but the first one is interesting and unusual, I'll give it that. If I could have it in the $10-12 range I would certainly snatch it up as a neat novelty, but I would not want it enough to actually pay up for it. >>



You and me both. You hit the magic number right on the head. I picked both of these up for 10.00 each. What a bargin on the pair if you ask me.

coindeuce

with 291fifth

Myqqy

Heavily circulated pieces with vivid toning just don't do it for me. But the second piece is nicer.....

mcheath

for $10.00 each i love both of them. nice pickups

lordmarcovan

That cleaned and album-toned piece has character. I like it.