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I love "Rusty Truck" Toning on Coins

WingedLiberty1957WingedLiberty1957 Posts: 3,009 ✭✭✭✭✭
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There is something so beautiful about this kind of toning on coins. Reminds me of an old rusty truck or old rusty tractor. This Peace Dollar got a PCGS Ms64+ grade. Some might say its ugly, but I find it kind of beautiful. Maybe that goes to show the line between ugly and beautiful can be a fine one.

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 30,860 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ya gotta love the old gmc's :)

  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice toning!

  • jt88jt88 Posts: 3,399 ✭✭✭✭✭

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  • KiwiNumiKiwiNumi Posts: 210 ✭✭✭

    @jt88 said:

    Those are some super nice coins, I love the Fat Man. FYI you can include multiple images in a single post, you don't have to make a separate post for each image.

  • Morgan13Morgan13 Posts: 2,161 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I love it too!

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,492 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @AlanSki said:

    Really? That looks like environmental damage to me.

    I'll wager the coin didn't look like that when it went into that holder over 20 years ago. It was dipped and not properly rinsed.

    My advice to beginning collectors is to avoid something like this.

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  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,875 ✭✭✭✭✭

    RickO would have been all over this thread.

    LCoopie = Les
  • coastaljerseyguycoastaljerseyguy Posts: 2,015 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That vivid yellow/amber/orange is difficult to find in a nice shade. Very nice, couple of mine

  • jt88jt88 Posts: 3,399 ✭✭✭✭✭


  • NicNic Posts: 3,436 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @lcoopie said:

    My icon. From @MFeld

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  • FrankHFrankH Posts: 982 ✭✭✭✭✭

  • jt88jt88 Posts: 3,399 ✭✭✭✭✭

    How about this with floating ring natural rust inclusions.

  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 11,058 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Love me some toning, but not of this kind.
    Jim


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  • mirabelamirabela Posts: 5,163 ✭✭✭✭✭

    mirabela
  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,875 ✭✭✭✭✭

    LCoopie = Les
  • braddickbraddick Posts: 25,009 ✭✭✭✭✭

  • jt88jt88 Posts: 3,399 ✭✭✭✭✭




  • BarberianBarberian Posts: 4,585 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A rust bucket.

    3 rim nicks away from Good
  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,875 ✭✭✭✭✭

    LCoopie = Les
  • jfriedm56jfriedm56 Posts: 2,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    1897-P VAM 6A Rusty reverse die.

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