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Crazy Color (but not AT) !?
dcarr
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Whenever I mint a new item, I usually cull out a few pieces that have minor surface imperfections.
Then I subject those to various experiments (sandblasting, burnishing, toning, etc.).
Once in a while I get a totally bizarre result. Like this piece. But is it AT (Artificially Toned) ?
I say not. Because as the issuer (minter) of the coin, I can issue it with whatever surface
finish I want. So what you see here is the ORIGINAL "IT" (intentionally-toned) finish:
PS: The photos show the actual appearance of the coin in-hand.
Then I subject those to various experiments (sandblasting, burnishing, toning, etc.).
Once in a while I get a totally bizarre result. Like this piece. But is it AT (Artificially Toned) ?
I say not. Because as the issuer (minter) of the coin, I can issue it with whatever surface
finish I want. So what you see here is the ORIGINAL "IT" (intentionally-toned) finish:
PS: The photos show the actual appearance of the coin in-hand.
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<< <i>Far out. >>
Yes, exactly.
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Very cool coin and your web site !
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Maybe it's a vast leftwing toning conspiracy.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
<< <i>What will Hal Turner say?
Maybe it's a vast leftwing toning conspiracy. >>
He'd probably say that the red, white, and blue colors of the coin are a trick - to make people subconsciously associate the USA with the Union of North America.
Well, just Love coins, period.
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<< <i>What will Hal Turner say?
Maybe it's a vast leftwing toning conspiracy. >>
He'd probably say that the red, white, and blue colors of the coin are a trick - to make people subconsciously associate the USA with the Union of North America. >>
All you need is to have green included with the toning and you would have all three national colors.
Never seen a coin tone like that...
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Oops, after rereading your text I think it must be actual toning of a real coin. (Coin is, perhaps, not the correct term?)
–John Adams, 1826
<< <i>Is that computer toning of a real coin, computer toning of a coin image on the computer, or actual toning of a real coin? >>
Un-doctored photo of actual toned coin.
–John Adams, 1826