Check out the toned proof set I picked up today !

gil · October 25, 2006 5:59AM

Nice hints of green toned mixed with the deep red. I like the fact that is in the original celo so there is no dispute as to its originality.

MadMarty · October 25, 2006 6:01AM

A little JewelLuster will clean those right up!!

Bruceswar · October 25, 2006 6:02AM

did we not have a discussion on how mint packaging was not air tight. Still pretty cool looking. I am not sure is 100% NT thought.

relicsncoins · October 25, 2006 6:02AM

Nice coins, they appear to be MA.

guitarwes · October 25, 2006 6:11AM

I have a 62 Proof set also that is toned, but not AT ALL that evenly colored. The half, quarter, and dime are red based with all kinds of different colored speckled splotches all over them. I think someone tried to seal the set back up with an iron, and the heat caused it. It was one of those "UNOPENED PROOF SET" deals off eBay.

SanctionII · October 25, 2006 6:19AM

Within the last year I picked up a 1962 proof set with a quarter that has similar toning. The other coins were not toned. The quarter also is Cameo.

I wonder what caused the one coin out of 5 tone like that.

Russ · October 25, 2006 6:24AM

Juiced images.

Russ, NCNE

WWW · October 25, 2006 6:29AM

I have seen a few of these. Most likely, the coins were exposed to moisture (and Photoshop) at some point.

gil · October 25, 2006 6:34AM

I scanned them and unfortunatley my scanner is not as accurate as I would like. I matched the image to the actual shade of the coins. They do look like photoshopped or juiced pictures but they are very accurate.

morgannut2 · October 25, 2006 6:35AM

Attractive group--now -try to march the colors closely exacrtly in a busuness srtike mint set set!!! Lot of Fun

Longacre · October 25, 2006 7:12AM

What caused that?

pharmer · October 25, 2006 7:15AM

<< <i>Nice hints of green toned mixed with the deep red. I like the fact that is in the original celo so there is no dispute as to its originality.

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Where did you find these?

gil · October 25, 2006 8:18AM

I picked them up at a coin shop in Pineville, N.C. They have been around for over 30 yrs. They do seem very reputable.

MrSpud · October 25, 2006 10:52AM

I've seen a couple of 62 proof sets with similar toning before. In fact I have one, only the cent has carbon spots. I'm keeping an eye out for a single nicely toned 62 proof cent so I can have a nice matching set and put them into a capital plastic holder.

Next time you go to the coin store in Pineville ask them if you can look through their little toner box. The owner puts raw toners in there and brings them out only when people ask about them. Usually most are too dark for my tastes but sometimes they have some really nice ones in there.

Windycity · October 25, 2006 11:05AM

I have 25 or more sets just like it and while many of the coins are butt ugly a few are nicely toned... but the toning is a very heavy finish which PCGS calls environmentally damaged. I sent the best of the best in with an additional set which was in the mint package to prove originality, and these came back body bagged as "environmental damage." The good news is the nickels are all a wonderful blue color and the toning is not the same heavy finish. PCGS graded the nickel proof 67. Want to buy more sets???

Windycity · October 25, 2006 11:10AM

Here's the nickel...

ABC123 · October 26, 2006 5:32AM

The Coin Doctors can do Anything !

kryptonitecomics · October 26, 2006 5:40AM

I have bought and sold several unoppened Proof sets similar to what you purchased. I believe the coins to be NT as it appears yours our but I would agree that someone could have stored them in a hot environment which helped the toning. Some are market acceptable and some are not...

I had a set with a Burgundy and Blue Quarter and half that were stunning......NGC bagged them the first time even though they were in the original sealed cello. I sent them back in for a review and they graded the second time around. Not sure if that means they were 100% NT, but I felt they looked legit and or at least market acceptable.

AlixTCat · October 26, 2006 5:49AM

I wonder what made the dime not tone. Any takers? I would imagine, all things being equal, that the dime would look just like the other two silver coins.

Jonathan

bushmaster8 · October 26, 2006 5:53AM

I also have seen 62 PS toned that way...and have gotten BB'ed on same.

Check out the toned proof set I picked up today !

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