Russett toning---ala seated quarter

Billet7

I hear a lot of people talk about russett toning, usually in a negative sense...why? Is it just because they don't like the look, or is there some other deeply seated problem? Does russett toning denote exposure to some specific environment that is undesirable?

Here is a russett-toned coin that I own, I love it...sure it's probably been dipped in the past, but to my eyes it's pretty, nicely struck and in a fairly high state of preservation...plus it's a tougher date.

What do you say about Idahoan toning? (OK...bad joke.)

GeorgeKellogg

This Capped Bust Half has some peripheral russet toning on both sides. Russet isn't the most vibrant color in the spectrum, but I like it on this piece. The photography is courtesy of BluCC Photos.

CaptainRon

Nice slider

lasvegasteddy

myself...
just not into the russet toning appreciation...no need to explain

erickso1

I've got it in several and I have no problem w/ it.

jayPem

I really like attractive russet toning on coins of a certain age...it can be quite beautiful, and somehow feels appropriate on classic coins.
Think beautiful older woman graying gracefully vs. those freaky stretched out face lifted, over dipped senior citizens that seem to be proliferating
in my neck of the woods lately....

relicsncoins

lcoopie

ricko

I always call that 'outhouse tarnish'.....sorry, just do not like it... Cheers, RickO

rawmorgan

I think it adds a nice depth to the reverse of this Grant Commemorative

Billet7

Some nice looking russetts! I really like the bust half and the Bay-Bridge!

rhedden

Billet's 1864 quarter has very attracive toning that is nice enough to command a premium for eye appeal. I suppose the "russet" toning others refer to could have a negative connotation, but I do not think they were referring to Billet's coin.

bosco5041

I don't have a problem with russett toning and I think it looks good on your quarter, but thats just me.

Meltdown

Would this be considered russet tone?

Billet7

<< <i>Would this be considered russet tone?
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I'm thinking that looks more like orange toning...which I believe is more desirable across the board.

erickso1

It seems to me that you see a lot of the Russet toning in Commems that have sat in their original issue packaging for a while. While some can look, well, rough, when it is right I really like it.

Here's an Oregon I picked up from Commemdude. Not all will like it, but I think it has a unique character to it.

MrEureka

You guys are really good! My coins don't look anywhere near that good after I bake them in russet potatoes.

DIMEMAN

So is russet toning a color or type of toning......such as mottled toning??

Billet7

I always thought it meant brown toning...but people use the word "russett" to make it sound more appealing. In the art world people do this all the time, they use things like "plein air" "ateleir" and "chiroscuro" because the common english forms "on location" "workshop" and "light and dark" aren't nearly as romantic sounding.

JCB1983

These coins blew me away. I've always refered to them as Rusty toned, but I guess that would carry a negative connotation?

Coinosaurus

<< <i>I always thought it meant brown toning...but people use the word "russett" to make it sound more appealing. In the art world people do this all the time, they use things like "plein air" "ateleir" and "chiroscuro" because the common english forms "on location" "workshop" and "light and dark" aren't nearly as romantic sounding. >>



We had a VP that used the word "executionalization." I'm still not quite sure what it meant.

Billet7

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<< <i>I always thought it meant brown toning...but people use the word "russett" to make it sound more appealing. In the art world people do this all the time, they use things like "plein air" "ateleir" and "chiroscuro" because the common english forms "on location" "workshop" and "light and dark" aren't nearly as romantic sounding. >>



We had a VP that used the word "executionalization." I'm still not quite sure what it meant. >>



Let me see if I understand you Len...he took a noun <execution> added the suffix "-al" turning it into an adjective...then added another suffix "-ize" turning it into a verb, and FINALLY finished by adding "-tion" which really just means "the act of"...which is technically a noun (I think.)

Sounds like the root word "Execution" would have worked just fine!

Unless it's a word like infamous...in which case it becomes MORE than just famous...it's IN-FAMOUS!!! (Name that movie!)

ColonialCoinUnion

<< <i>So is russet toning a color or type of toning......such as mottled toning?? >>



Russet is a color, just like "blue" is a color.

Billet7

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<< <i>So is russet toning a color or type of toning......such as mottled toning?? >>



Russet is a color, just like "blue" is a color. >>




...or heliotrope, that's always a funny word!

erickso1

Just like any other color toning there is good russet toning and bad russet toning. IMO, the best russet tonings are hard to capture w/ a camera. They exhibit a depth, sparkle and richness to it's color. Hard to explain but is really nice when you see it.

Billet7

Any coin that's not round is cool in my book! (Unless it's pmd.)

Coinosaurus

<< <i>We had a VP that used the word "executionalization." I'm still not quite sure what it meant.

Let me see if I understand you Len...he took a noun <execution> added the suffix "-al" turning it into an adjective...then added another suffix "-ize" turning it into a verb, and FINALLY finished by adding "-tion" which really just means "the act of"...which is technically a noun (I think.)

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"Execution" sounds like a one-time event to me. "Executionalization," I think, more refers to an ongoing, or latent process of putting plans into action. To make this coin related, I shall use in a sentence: "The aimless collector was good at creating new collecting objectives, but suffered from poor executionalization."

Which is in clear contrast to the OP, who has been posting quite a string of eye-appealing seated quarters the last few months

Billet7

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<< <i>We had a VP that used the word "executionalization." I'm still not quite sure what it meant.

Let me see if I understand you Len...he took a noun <execution> added the suffix "-al" turning it into an adjective...then added another suffix "-ize" turning it into a verb, and FINALLY finished by adding "-tion" which really just means "the act of"...which is technically a noun (I think.)

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"Execution" sounds like a one-time event to me. "Executionalization," I think, more refers to an ongoing, or latent process of putting plans into action. To make this coin related, I shall use in a sentence: "The aimless collector was good at creating new collecting objectives, but suffered from poor executionalization."

Which is in clear contrast to the OP, who has been posting quite a string of eye-appealing seated quarters the last few months >>




Thanks Len, and good use of the word executionalism (can I call it a word?) My plan is to one day have a set that approaches the quality of yours (perhaps decades from now!)