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POLL: Reverse or Obverse toning for Mercs?

DD Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭
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Title says it all.

-Daniel
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

-Aristotle

Dum loquimur fugerit invida aetas. Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.

-Horace

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    jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 10,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Whats a mercury Dime?

    Just kiddin, isnt what me who checked that box.

    I prefer mainly white mercury dimes, a little light toning that shows originality is fine as well, if one side of the toning is darker, Id prefer it to be on the reverse rather than the obv. Heavily darker toned merc dimes although sometimes pretty, are not for me.

    jim
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    dunerlawdunerlaw Posts: 387 ✭✭
    If I had a choice I would choose obverse, because I tend to have my coins filed/displayed that way.
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    pharmerpharmer Posts: 8,355 ✭


    << <i>Title says it all.

    -Daniel >>




    Enough about us. Inquiring minds want to know your opinion, D! And if you prefer obverse toning, isn't that a case of reverse discriminationimageimage

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    nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    I think the reverse looks coolest toned. The obverse is OK but a flaming torch is the best!
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    zkcoinszkcoins Posts: 1,754
    I love to drool over obverse toned mercs. I have several of them in my dansco and it adds lots of flavor to the album.

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    FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,431 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Even tone on both sides framing Miss Liberty and the Sticks looks the best IMHO.

    Ken
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    airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,807 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Both

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    CratonCraton Posts: 2,670
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    coinlieutenantcoinlieutenant Posts: 9,329 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I am for both as well..

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    PTVETTERPTVETTER Posts: 6,152 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Does it really matter???????????
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    DD Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭
    It does matter. I prefer the obverse to be toned personally, just because I've got more with the obverse toned and in my opinion, coins should be obverse up, so being the first thing seen, it should be the best side. (If that makes sense ;P) Both sides is of course a major plus, and Coinlieutenant has some of the finest double sided toned Mercs on the market image.

    -Daniel
    "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

    -Aristotle

    Dum loquimur fugerit invida aetas. Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.

    -Horace
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    mercurydimeguymercurydimeguy Posts: 4,634 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Both >>



    I'm with Jeremy image

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    carlcarl Posts: 2,054 ✭
    Isn't it actually the Winged Liberty your referring to?
    I actually prefer the pure new look and dislike toning on any of my coins.
    Carl

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