Went to the L. A. Paper Money & Coin Show today and came back with a small piece of toned gold..

coinsarefun

Nice little show at the Holiday Inn by Los Angeles Airport today.
Found this nice little piece of toned gold in a PCGS holder

A few scratches on the holder.
Sorry, the image is a little blurry but the 1926 $2.50 Sesquicentennial is the size of a dime!

MidLifeCrisis

questor54

VERY nice, I have been wanting one of those. The commemoratives from that era just have so much CLASS.

ranshdow

That is sweet-looking. I wonder what causes those reds and purples.

coinsarefun

<< <i>That is sweet-looking. I wonder what causes those reds and purples. >>





As I understand it is the way the alloys were mixed in the gold and the copper
is what you see in the red color.

If I am wrong someone please correct me.

PerryHall

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<< <i>That is sweet-looking. I wonder what causes those reds and purples. >>





As I understand it is the way the alloys were mixed in the gold and the copper
is what you see in the red color.

If I am wrong someone please correct me. >>



You are correct. There is 10% copper alloy. Very nice coin. What's the grade?

coinsarefun

<< <i>You are correct. There is 10% copper alloy. Very nice coin. What's the grade? >>






Want to give it a guess?

questor54

Right. Gold itself does not tone, of course, so we are seeing the effect of the alloy(s) toning.

PerryHall

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<< <i>You are correct. There is 10% copper alloy. Very nice coin. What's the grade? >>



Want to give it a guess? >>



Hard to tell from those pics. MS63?

coinsarefun

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<< <i>

<< <i>You are correct. There is 10% copper alloy. Very nice coin. What's the grade? >>



Want to give it a guess? >>



Hard to tell from those pics. MS63? >>






Ya, my pic's are not that good
It resides in a PCGS AU55...............maybe upgrade candidate

PerryHall

Really neat and attractive coin. Sometimes the grade is of secondary importance.

coinsarefun

<< <i>Really neat and attractive coin. Sometimes the grade is of secondary importance. >>






Thanks, I rarely buy gold because, frankly they all start looking the same.....IMO....
But this one has luster enough for 2 coins and the copper color toning makes it unusual which
makes me want to buy it right away. I then looked at the grade, but in this case is so beautiful
grade was not important.

blu62vette

I at the show with a couple new dmpl's in my pocket

coinsarefun

<< <i>I at the show with a couple new dmpl's in my pocket >>



I must have missed you. I saw Charmy

blu62vette

I just got here at 2

coinsarefun

<< <i>I just got here at 2 >>






Oh, that's why, we were eating lunch at the beach by then.

avenue7

Very nice coin