1841-O $10 Toned Gold PCGS VF-35 with TrueView

keyman64

Not mine. I saw it last night when browsing the more recent CoinFacts photos.

My first reaction was WOW, THAT'S PRETTY WILD FOR GOLD.

Not a cheap coin either. Is this some of the more dramatic toning on gold that you have seen?

Granted, I would attribute much of the toning to the exposed copper but still.



Your thoughts?

Is this MONSTER TONING when it comes to GOLD?



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TomB

It's different.

CharlotteDude

It's um.... interesting. Not the look I find attractive in crusty gold. The areas around the rims look like environmental damage.



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Boosibri

That is a very tough coin. Those Blues and magenta so are not a color I have really ever seen on a toned gold coin.

keyman64

Originally posted by: Boosibri

That is a very tough coin. Those Blues and magenta so are not a color I have really ever seen on a toned gold coin.

Not my area of expertise but I have not seen those colors on gold either...BUT we do know that copper can tone every possible color. If the mixture of this coin has a higher concentration of exposed copper.....well, that's how I would explain it if it belonged to me.

Boosibri

I have so "monster" toned gold but the coin looks unnatural. I wouldn't touch it.

kaz

I have a hard time understanding how a gold coin would tone like that. And, personally, it doesn't look right to me either. more "monstrous" than "monster."

grip

Poor coin

mirabela

I think it's legit, but it's also weird enough on a coin like that to make it a total outlier with a very limited collecting audience.

ranshdow

Even though I think that's AT, it's a great coin. I don't think I'd kick it out of bed.

AnkurJ

The coin probably looks like that only at one specific angle with the light hitting it. Straight on its probably just dark and crusty.

291fifth

Ugly.

coinkat

One needs to see this in hand...

Jackthecat1

Could it have spent some time underground? It was struck 20 years before the Civil War started. Maybe somebody buried their treasure to keep it away from 'foraging' soldiers.

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TopographicOceans

Gold doesn't oxidize, but the metals mixed in do.

Either something was wrong with the metal mix in the planchet or it has been messed it.

I like toned gold, but I wouldn't want to own that.

Zoins

That's a new look for me. At least the color is NT / MA according to our hosts.

Yorkshireman

Does not look natural to me.

Ask Doug Winter.

lkeigwin

Not a fan. Maybe it looks much different in hand.

Lance.

Ablinky

Whether it's AT or NT, it has a definite cool factor none the less.

Desert Moon

That kind of toning on gold 'could' result from sitting in a leather pouch for decades. 'Could'.



Best, SH

GoldCoin98

Originally posted by: Ablinky
Whether it's AT or NT, it has a definite cool factor none the less.

+1 I happen to think its super cool

golden

Not a fan at all.

ricko

That is a butt ugly coin and has been chemically AT'd....Cheers, RickO

jwitten

I like it, but I like any toned gold. Here is the most color I have on a gold in my collection... (scroll down to very bottom pictures)

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/thoughts-on-this-toned-2-1-2-gold-indian.263274/page-2

hchcoin

That's different

Boosibri

Liking toned gold and liking this coin are two different things. This is NOT how gold tones in my experience.

robertpr

Originally posted by: AnkurJ

The coin probably looks like that only at one specific angle with the light hitting it. Straight on its probably just dark and crusty.

I think you're right about that. My first thought was how could PCGS grade such a blatant AT piece, but thinking about it this way, it might look totally legit in hand and likely more attractive too.