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tonedcoinlovertonedcoinlover Posts: 95 ✭✭✭
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Let's say you love toning.
What color really sparks your attention?
Also what color is an immediate turn off?
Please share any examples that have really lit you up or down.

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  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 15,987 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TomB said:
    I think it is more the overall presentation of how the toning appears together on a coin instead of the idea of specific colors. Below is one of my favorite toned pieces, but I love all sorts of cool toning.

    But Tom, do you have any attractive naturally toned coins to show?

    😉😉

    That’s fantastic looking and a wonderful illustration of your point about how the toning appears together.

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,895 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have had some pretty nice toners in my collection at one time, but I cant seem to let go of this AU58 CAC Morgan.


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  • OKbustchaserOKbustchaser Posts: 5,562 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I always liked this one.

    Just because I'm old doesn't mean I don't love to look at a pretty bust.
  • coastaljerseyguycoastaljerseyguy Posts: 2,002 ✭✭✭✭✭

    For silver coins I like the Doug Kurz 'Sunnywood' color progression with 4 or more '2nd & 3rd cycle' colors, vivid but not too dark. Having the underlying luster blaze through the toning is the ultimate.

  • emeraldATVemeraldATV Posts: 5,233 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Mr_Spud said:
    I like these colors

    Each of the above coins seem to present a single hue or a single toning color.
    The colors look so uniformed, looking like a reference of a toned color.

    Hue, meaning the pastel effect ?
    Was this an intentional pattern you followed while collecting these toners all with an even spread ?
    If so... WOW. Very nicely done.
    Too me, not many coins out there show only one color of HUE.

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  • MEJ7070MEJ7070 Posts: 703 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 13, 2026 5:18PM

    I like deep original toning on original surfaces in many forms…..

    UNC 20th century album toned silver

    19th.century lightly circulated Silver

    18th century circulated silver

    “Classic” copper



    Copper/nickel

    Bronze

    Zinc

  • Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 9,404 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 13, 2026 6:04PM

    The 1935-S Texas my favorite.

    Investor
  • islemanguislemangu Posts: 1,536 ✭✭✭✭


    A natural little rainbow among stormy clouds can be attractive and inexpensive …..even if the one featured looks like most of us here😆

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  • emeraldATVemeraldATV Posts: 5,233 ✭✭✭✭✭



    .
    One I've had for many years with recent photos. My Mona Eagle. Just a different type of toning.
    .

  • Mr_SpudMr_Spud Posts: 6,908 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 14, 2026 4:49PM

    @emeraldATV said:

    @Mr_Spud said:
    I like these colors

    Each of the above coins seem to present a single hue or a single toning color.
    The colors look so uniformed, looking like a reference of a toned color.

    Hue, meaning the pastel effect ?
    Was this an intentional pattern you followed while collecting these toners all with an even spread ?
    If so... WOW. Very nicely done.
    Too me, not many coins out there show only one color of HUE.

    Thanks emeraldATV, I’m a fan of that kind of toning on copper tokens. I picked them based on first impression eye appeal and I like how they don’t have splotchiness or terminal toning like you can get with the outer edges of rainbow target toning on copper. And Unlike regular coins you can find these tokens toned like that without having much of a toning premium if any at all. About half are raw, half slabbed by PCGS or NGC. And yes, whenever I purchased a new one, I was keeping in mind how they would look in group shots with each other so I could do stuff like this

    But For even bigger copper coins, I especially like them if they tone like this

    Mr_Spud

  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,648 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS68

    MS67+FB CAC

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    Not really looking for much these days but if I were, it might be a toner. :smile:
  • shishshish Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 14, 2026 1:39AM

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  • gemtone65gemtone65 Posts: 963 ✭✭✭

    My favorite color on a Morgan dollar, or any coin for that matter, is emerald green. The more emerald green the better, as far as I'm concerned. And here is one with more: Formerly ICG66, crossed at the same grade to PCGS.

  • CommemDudeCommemDude Posts: 2,405 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Russet, red, green but the color also has to make sense for the issue and match other coins stored similarly...a naturally toned red and blue Connecticut or Bridgeport just would not make any sense

    Dr Mikey
    Commems and Early Type

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