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

keyman64 · January 16, 2016 4:11AM

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 · January 16, 2016 4:38AM

It's different.

CharlotteDude · January 16, 2016 4:49AM

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

'dude

Boosibri · January 16, 2016 4:57AM

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 · January 16, 2016 5:00AM

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 · January 16, 2016 5:06AM

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

kaz · January 16, 2016 5:16AM

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 · January 16, 2016 5:57AM

Poor coin

mirabela · January 16, 2016 6:00AM

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 · January 16, 2016 6:06AM

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

AnkurJ · January 16, 2016 6:09AM

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 · January 16, 2016 6:09AM

Ugly.

coinkat · January 16, 2016 6:58AM

One needs to see this in hand...

Jackthecat1 · January 16, 2016 7:03AM

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 · January 16, 2016 9:14AM

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 · January 16, 2016 9:15AM

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

Yorkshireman · January 16, 2016 9:16AM

Does not look natural to me.

Ask Doug Winter.

lkeigwin · January 16, 2016 9:33AM

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

Lance.

Ablinky · January 16, 2016 10:22AM

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

Desert Moon · January 16, 2016 11:04AM

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

Best, SH

GoldCoin98 · January 16, 2016 11:43AM

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 · January 17, 2016 2:30AM

Not a fan at all.

ricko · January 17, 2016 4:12AM

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

jwitten · January 17, 2016 8:24AM

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 · January 17, 2016 9:13AM

That's different

Boosibri · January 17, 2016 2:33PM

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

robertpr · January 18, 2016 8:15AM

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.

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

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