Commemoratives...rate their toning difficulty please

dizzyfoxx · November 20, 2005 10:13AM

Basically what I'm looking for, are your opinions and a list of the top "5" or maybe even top "10" most difficult early commems to find with pleasing toning (or perhaps any toning at all). "One" being the toughest and so on... so what do you think?

I have my own thoughts of the top "10" toughest and I just want to see if the consensus is consistent, or "all over the map". I'll post my opinions later

airplanenut · November 20, 2005 10:19AM

Two hardest that I know of:

Spanish Trail
Hawaiian

Nic · November 20, 2005 10:25AM

Grant* , original Gem, #1 of 10.

Other cool early gems come with color ... not these. K

cointagious · November 20, 2005 10:38AM

Arkansas are tuff with attractive color.

Bustman · November 20, 2005 10:38AM

Old spanish trail!

Bustman · November 20, 2005 10:47AM

<< <i>Arkansas are tuff with attractive color. >>

Here's an exception.

LeeG · November 20, 2005 11:16AM

Wisconsin and Long Island come to mind?

rainbowroosie · November 20, 2005 11:36AM

Hawaii
Vermont
Sesqui
Monroe
Conn

All are tough, make that near impossible to find nicely toned.

CommemDude · November 20, 2005 9:37PM

Bridgeport is the toughest in my opinion, the only monster I have seen was an AT coin in an NGC holder....then:
Spanish Trail (I have seen only two, one the Shepherd coin)
Hawaii
Missouri
Bay Bridge
Alabama
Connecticut
Arkansas

fivecents · November 20, 2005 9:47PM

Cincinatti is a toughie wuth nice color.

Coinhusker1 · November 20, 2005 10:23PM

Tonelover's icon looks like a nicely toned Spanish Trail. Would be cool to see a TrueView of that one!!

mozin · November 21, 2005 3:48AM

Bridgeport, but who cares about such an unappealing design with or without pretty toning?

Hawaiian, most all come with ugly toning, or are dipped out.

Cincinnati, extremely hard to find with eye appeal even without toning.

Sesquicentennial, such low relief design makes it hard to see through much toning anyway.
Vermont, seems to tone up with strange colors.

mrcommem · November 21, 2005 11:23AM

Hudson, Sesqui, and Monroe. All three very difficult to find with good eye appeal with or without toning

mirabela · November 21, 2005 11:26AM

Ditto that comment about Vermonts toning in weird colors. Sick greens, barf purples... I don't know why, but <--- there it is!

TONEDDOLLARS · November 21, 2005 11:26AM

I always thought the Missouri was the hardest to find
If you have one please show it and that will settle that.

1907Quarter · November 21, 2005 11:29AM

check out tonelover's icon, a beautifully toned spanish trail!

dan1ecu · November 21, 2005 11:44AM

Most Lynchburgs I've seen are "champaign" colored. Same with Vermonts.

I've only seen a couple of nicely toned Spanish Trails, and they were $10,000 or more.

Dan

RGL · November 21, 2005 12:17PM

I agree with Five Cents ... Can anyone put up a Cincy with nice color?

Bustman · November 21, 2005 12:30PM

<< <i>I always thought the Missouri was the hardest to find
If you have one please show it and that will settle that. >>

I have one. I'll try to post it tomorrow.

Hadleydog · November 21, 2005 12:38PM

Cincy?

Tonelover · November 21, 2005 12:38PM

<< <i>I agree with Five Cents ... Can anyone put up a Cincy with nice color? >>

I don't know if you'd consider this nice color or not but I think it's kind of neat.

And here's my ST which I also find quite interesting considering the issue.

Commemoratives...rate their toning difficulty please

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