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  • davewesendavewesen Posts: 6,668 ✭✭✭✭✭

    only formulas I know are personnel, individualized for each potential buyer

    mine involves what it does for eye appeal, where it is at and colors involved - more emerald green, more $

    I would be comfortable in the 1.5 - 2x list range, but would not argue with anyone willing to go 4-5x

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    @bolivarshagnasty Love the color of that Hellcat!

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  • marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,677 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Can someone explain the milkspots (on cheek) or what they are called? How it comes about and is that overall a blemish or not?

  • marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,677 ✭✭✭✭✭

    as for the OP's piece, its just a nice toned 63, somewhat different, for price you paid surely its a keeper, but as you see from the comments nothing spectacular.
    The big money for toners goes for examples at the minimum graded 65, usually at 66 and higher.
    Typically with a plus (or a star)

  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @marcmoish said:
    Can someone explain the milkspots (on cheek) or what they are called? How it comes about and is that overall a blemish or not?

    Those are characteristic of burlap bag toning. The spaces in the weave don't tone coin.

  • blitzdudeblitzdude Posts: 6,588 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 17, 2020 1:59PM

    @CoinJunkie said:

    @marcmoish said:
    Can someone explain the milkspots (on cheek) or what they are called? How it comes about and is that overall a blemish or not?

    Those are characteristic of burlap bag toning. The spaces in the weave don't tone coin.

    Interesting, I always thought those spots were from the taco bell sauce left on napkin.

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  • CommencentsCommencents Posts: 349 ✭✭✭

    @airplanenut said:

    @Commencents said:

    @roadrunner said:
    A crescent of toning on an otherwise so-so toned coin is in the B level category of toners. I don't think I'd call it a B+. A pretty common "toner." It's the A levels of toners that really fetch the big premiums. I'd agree with the 2-3X premium stated earlier. And yet I'm sure that are many who would say that's too stiff a premium....bringing over generic MS65 money.

    A simple way to improve your Morgan "toner" pricing skills is to look through all the toned Morgans in 63 to 65 grade at GC. Go back as far as you have time. After viewing a hundred to several hundred coins you'll be a lot sharper than when you started.

    I looked at over a thousand MS62-MS66 listed as toners on ebay before deciding on this one. I don't spend nearly as much time at GC because I prefer BIN. I did just check out GC and there are quite a
    few nice toners up for auction. I even placed a bid! I'm well aware this is not a top of the line toner but
    very much enjoy it for it's beauty. I rate it a B+ and on a good day, an A coin, lol.

    Your coin is attractive and I don't want to say anything bad about it. Going back to your first post, can you show some examples of coins that sold for 10x retail and then give a clue as to what the premium was on this coin? I ask because your question is how does a premium get determined, and the information you've provided is incomplete. Truth is, a premium gets determined based on what a buyer is willing to pay (or in auction, what multiple bidders are willing to pay). Often, that amount can be used to determine exactly how nice the toning is. I remember when I first got some toned Morgans and thought they were A coins, and then I saw what real A coins could be. It doesn't mean I didn't like the coins I had anymore (many of the coins I saw were far beyond what I could/would pay), but it made me be realistic about what I had compared to what's available. Price point is a separate consideration. Getting a B coin for a C price can still be a good deal, but paying B money for a B coin doesn't make the coin an A.

    Here's one that's destined to go for 40K++ at GC. It's a Wow coin!

    That's certainly an expensive coin, but it being a wow coin depends. I'm no expert on that date, but I'm not a fan of the splotches. If I were buying it as a toner, I see room for improvement. For the combination of color and technical quality, it may well be near the pinnacle. Of course, it may also be a tough date for color, in which case if date matters, it could be great. I've focused more on color rather than date. As a result I have a lot of duplicates of some common dates for color, but the result is better color at a given price point. I'm sure that 84-CC is nice for what it is, but in all honesty, it doesn't do a whole lot for me.

    Here are two example that come to mind. I like both coins but $10,000 for the Peace is beyond me!I
    I paid around a $180 premium for mine and have no regrets and I don't get tired of looking at it! My
    guess is that's about a 2.5X premium over FMV.

    The 1879 MS63 Morgan sold for over $900 on a ebay auction. At the time, I thought the toning was suspect, I still wonder.

    https://legendauctions.hibid.com/lot/24794714/-1-1923-pcgs-ms66-cac/?sort=2&ref=catalog

    .......

  • android01android01 Posts: 306 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Commencents said:

    @airplanenut said:

    @Commencents said:

    @roadrunner said:
    A crescent of toning on an otherwise so-so toned coin is in the B level category of toners. I don't think I'd call it a B+. A pretty common "toner." It's the A levels of toners that really fetch the big premiums. I'd agree with the 2-3X premium stated earlier. And yet I'm sure that are many who would say that's too stiff a premium....bringing over generic MS65 money.

    A simple way to improve your Morgan "toner" pricing skills is to look through all the toned Morgans in 63 to 65 grade at GC. Go back as far as you have time. After viewing a hundred to several hundred coins you'll be a lot sharper than when you started.

    I looked at over a thousand MS62-MS66 listed as toners on ebay before deciding on this one. I don't spend nearly as much time at GC because I prefer BIN. I did just check out GC and there are quite a
    few nice toners up for auction. I even placed a bid! I'm well aware this is not a top of the line toner but
    very much enjoy it for it's beauty. I rate it a B+ and on a good day, an A coin, lol.

    Your coin is attractive and I don't want to say anything bad about it. Going back to your first post, can you show some examples of coins that sold for 10x retail and then give a clue as to what the premium was on this coin? I ask because your question is how does a premium get determined, and the information you've provided is incomplete. Truth is, a premium gets determined based on what a buyer is willing to pay (or in auction, what multiple bidders are willing to pay). Often, that amount can be used to determine exactly how nice the toning is. I remember when I first got some toned Morgans and thought they were A coins, and then I saw what real A coins could be. It doesn't mean I didn't like the coins I had anymore (many of the coins I saw were far beyond what I could/would pay), but it made me be realistic about what I had compared to what's available. Price point is a separate consideration. Getting a B coin for a C price can still be a good deal, but paying B money for a B coin doesn't make the coin an A.

    Here's one that's destined to go for 40K++ at GC. It's a Wow coin!

    That's certainly an expensive coin, but it being a wow coin depends. I'm no expert on that date, but I'm not a fan of the splotches. If I were buying it as a toner, I see room for improvement. For the combination of color and technical quality, it may well be near the pinnacle. Of course, it may also be a tough date for color, in which case if date matters, it could be great. I've focused more on color rather than date. As a result I have a lot of duplicates of some common dates for color, but the result is better color at a given price point. I'm sure that 84-CC is nice for what it is, but in all honesty, it doesn't do a whole lot for me.

    Here are two example that come to mind. I like both coins but $10,000 for the Peace is beyond me!I
    I paid around a $180 premium for mine and have no regrets and I don't get tired of looking at it! My
    guess is that's about a 2.5X premium over FMV.

    The 1879 MS63 Morgan sold for over $900 on a ebay auction. At the time, I thought the toning was suspect, I still wonder.

    https://legendauctions.hibid.com/lot/24794714/-1-1923-pcgs-ms66-cac/?sort=2&ref=catalog

    .......

    The 79 S is gorgeous!

  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,390 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Commencents said:

    @airplanenut said:

    @Commencents said:

    @roadrunner said:
    A crescent of toning on an otherwise so-so toned coin is in the B level category of toners. I don't think I'd call it a B+. A pretty common "toner." It's the A levels of toners that really fetch the big premiums. I'd agree with the 2-3X premium stated earlier. And yet I'm sure that are many who would say that's too stiff a premium....bringing over generic MS65 money.

    A simple way to improve your Morgan "toner" pricing skills is to look through all the toned Morgans in 63 to 65 grade at GC. Go back as far as you have time. After viewing a hundred to several hundred coins you'll be a lot sharper than when you started.

    I looked at over a thousand MS62-MS66 listed as toners on ebay before deciding on this one. I don't spend nearly as much time at GC because I prefer BIN. I did just check out GC and there are quite a
    few nice toners up for auction. I even placed a bid! I'm well aware this is not a top of the line toner but
    very much enjoy it for it's beauty. I rate it a B+ and on a good day, an A coin, lol.

    Your coin is attractive and I don't want to say anything bad about it. Going back to your first post, can you show some examples of coins that sold for 10x retail and then give a clue as to what the premium was on this coin? I ask because your question is how does a premium get determined, and the information you've provided is incomplete. Truth is, a premium gets determined based on what a buyer is willing to pay (or in auction, what multiple bidders are willing to pay). Often, that amount can be used to determine exactly how nice the toning is. I remember when I first got some toned Morgans and thought they were A coins, and then I saw what real A coins could be. It doesn't mean I didn't like the coins I had anymore (many of the coins I saw were far beyond what I could/would pay), but it made me be realistic about what I had compared to what's available. Price point is a separate consideration. Getting a B coin for a C price can still be a good deal, but paying B money for a B coin doesn't make the coin an A.

    Here's one that's destined to go for 40K++ at GC. It's a Wow coin!

    That's certainly an expensive coin, but it being a wow coin depends. I'm no expert on that date, but I'm not a fan of the splotches. If I were buying it as a toner, I see room for improvement. For the combination of color and technical quality, it may well be near the pinnacle. Of course, it may also be a tough date for color, in which case if date matters, it could be great. I've focused more on color rather than date. As a result I have a lot of duplicates of some common dates for color, but the result is better color at a given price point. I'm sure that 84-CC is nice for what it is, but in all honesty, it doesn't do a whole lot for me.

    Here are two example that come to mind. I like both coins but $10,000 for the Peace is beyond me!I
    I paid around a $180 premium for mine and have no regrets and I don't get tired of looking at it! My
    guess is that's about a 2.5X premium over FMV.

    The 1879 MS63 Morgan sold for over $900 on a ebay auction. At the time, I thought the toning was suspect, I still wonder.

    https://legendauctions.hibid.com/lot/24794714/-1-1923-pcgs-ms66-cac/?sort=2&ref=catalog

    .......

    Two things:

    1- Peace dollars are extremely uncommon with any amount of toning, all the more so when also high grade. Their pricing is incomparable to Morgan dollars.

    2- A 79-S Morgan, while not rare by any stretch, isn't as common with color as other dates. The color on that coin is far smoother and bolder than your coin, and the coin itself appears likely on the verge of prooflike. With the cheek as clean as it is, I'll bet someone also though the coin to be an upgrade candidate, even though a green CAC sticker (as opposed to gold) would at least indicate it's not likely to be above a 64 as far as they're concerned. Without seeing the coin in hand, I'll venture a guess that it's nicer in hand, though I'll also state that I think at $900 it's overpriced. I'd also like to see other photos and the listing itself.

    From this, you've shown one irrelevant coin, and another that, until I saw many more like it, I'd consider to be an outlier.

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  • marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,677 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CoinJunkie said:

    @marcmoish said:
    Can someone explain the milkspots (on cheek) or what they are called? How it comes about and is that overall a blemish or not?

    Those are characteristic of burlap bag toning. The spaces in the weave don't tone coin.

    thanks for clarifying .

  • ElmerFusterpuckElmerFusterpuck Posts: 4,797 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 18, 2020 11:09AM

    I've seen that Peace dollar in person, it is very stunning. I think it's owned by a forum member here. The 79-S looks very nice too, looks like it could be a proof-like obverse. I think the toning is fine and NT for that coin.

  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,309 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @oldabeintx said:
    I estimate the number of millihelens the coin rates, then divide by 10. The result is the percentage I apply over FMV for an untoned coin of a similar grade.

    Looking for "best answer" button.

  • oldabeintxoldabeintx Posts: 2,442 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @messydesk said:

    @oldabeintx said:
    I estimate the number of millihelens the coin rates, then divide by 10. The result is the percentage I apply over FMV for an untoned coin of a similar grade.

    Looking for "best answer" button.

    Thank you. PS my max is 1,000 millihelens as Helen's beauty I assume was unsurpassed. Thus my max is 2X FMV.

    (PPS I really don't collect toners per se, but if I did,,,,. )

  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Any Formulas to Pricing Toners Like This??

    I'm no expert, but for there to be any sort of premium for a toned coin it has to also meet other criteria. one thing that's important is that the tone has to eclipse any other negative aspects of the coin. this is a common date, a lower grade and, quite frankly, not a very attractive coin past the arc of color. further, the suggestion of 10x the NGC listed price of $75 for this coin is ludicrous.

    my hunch for the NGC grade of MS63* is simple, it is an average MS63 and they "starred" it for the color.

  • CommencentsCommencents Posts: 349 ✭✭✭

    @keets

    Well, I did not say my coin is worth 10x anything and "Similarly Toned" can be a subjective assessment.

    Everyone I've shown it to in person likes it and many Facebook coin group members love it, you know...
    they click on the "Love" Icon. Some of the guys are real experts!!

    Know their vocabulary too, lol
    .

  • CommencentsCommencents Posts: 349 ✭✭✭

    @airplanenut

    1. I see toned Peace dollars all the time on ebay, been looking for a nice one for awhile. Most of the
      toning I see is splotchy, dark and simply unattractive imo. On top of that, they are way overpriced.

    2. I was bidding on the 1879 S but the auction bids went too high for my budget. The auction took place over a year ago and ebay drops listing after 3 months. Even if you copy and paste them to email,
      you usually get the "I've looked Everywhere" with the hood over the kids eyes photo. A screenshot will
      show the listing with a mediocre image. Year ago, I could pull up listings from well over 3 months ago
      without any problem. Ebay must have a good reason for the change, lol.

    3. I know if I posted a 100K coin that was as ugly as sin, it would get a lot of likes!!

  • OldIndianNutKaseOldIndianNutKase Posts: 2,715 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 18, 2020 7:44PM

    I got this one really cheap on eBay........


    I love toned coins, but I like my Peace Dollars blast white. RAW coin and probably QC, but considering the upside for toned Peace dollars, maybe I should submit it? Or dip it?

    OINK

  • CommencentsCommencents Posts: 349 ✭✭✭
    edited May 18, 2020 8:07PM

    Nice color, even AT'd.

  • CommencentsCommencents Posts: 349 ✭✭✭

    @OldIndianNutKase said:
    I got this one really cheap on eBay........


    I love toned coins, but I like my Peace Dollars blast white. RAW coin and probably QC, but considering the upside for toned Peace dollars, maybe I should submit it? Or dip it?

    OINK

    ..........

    Ask @blitzdude , Lol!

    looks like strong UNC, MS64? AT of course. About how much?

  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,390 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Commencents said:
    1. I see toned Peace dollars all the time on ebay, been looking for a nice one for awhile. Most of the
    toning I see is splotchy, dark and simply unattractive imo. On top of that, they are way overpriced.

    Which should tell you something about toning on peace dollars

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  • OldIndianNutKaseOldIndianNutKase Posts: 2,715 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Commencents said:

    @OldIndianNutKase said:
    I got this one really cheap on eBay........


    I love toned coins, but I like my Peace Dollars blast white. RAW coin and probably QC, but considering the upside for toned Peace dollars, maybe I should submit it? Or dip it?

    OINK

    ..........

    Ask @blitzdude , Lol!

    looks like strong UNC, MS64? AT of course. About how much?

    Bought this coin about 6-7 years ago. Don't have any record of the transaction anymore, but I would doubt that I paid more than $50.00 as I too thought at that time it was AT. Not the only code .91 coin that I have ever bought, but usually happens when I buy RAW IHC PR coins that look RD. Most all of the IHC toners that I buy RAW seem to straight grade.

    OINK

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