Do you like the toning on this Oregon?

BigE · September 23, 2003 6:02AM

1939-D What do you think?----------------BigE

Louis · September 23, 2003 6:05AM

I like it.

Clankeye · September 23, 2003 6:07AM

I actually don't mind the toning. What I don't like is what looks like a big lack of luster underneath it. Luster under the toning can make a coin come alive. It doesn't look from that scan like it has much.

Clankeye

Edit: But... I would like to add it's a great date, and the way Heritage scans are I would be very interested to see it in hand.

BillJones · September 23, 2003 6:11AM

The coin looks dull to me. The toning seems to have reached the point where it has damaged the surface and killed the luster on much of the coin.

This is not the type of coin that I would consider paying a premium for because of the toning. There must be luster under the toning that enhances the colors.

Baley · September 23, 2003 6:28AM

in hand the coin might be colorful and lusterous, but just going by the scan, No, I do not care for it.

nwcs · September 23, 2003 6:45AM

Not for me. I saw a similar tone (darkness wise) on a morgan here that is a great bag done except it is very dark.

BigE · September 23, 2003 6:53AM

Thanks for the help-I think I will pass on it, there are 76 in 67 and 11 finer----------------BigE

Stuart · September 23, 2003 6:56AM

BigE: I don't mind the toning on the coin; but I would probably not buy an MS-67 (premium priced) coin with that type of dark toning, because I feel that it is so dark that it distracts from the beauty of the coin.

I might buy that darkly toned a coin in MS-63 or MS-64 -- in fact this past weekend I bought a darkly toned (not as dark though) 1883-O Morgan for MS-60 money $25...

If I were to buy a Gem Unc (MS-67) coin, I'd want to be sure that I felt that it looked gemmy...

BillJones · September 23, 2003 7:07AM

Yes, Stu, that pretty well sums it up.

Even if there is luster under that dull blue-gray toning, it's not the "look" that I would want on an MS-67 coin that on the Blue Sheet at $1,450 (@ $4,350 for a 3-piece set).