Toning

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• CarlWohlforth Posts: 11,074 ✭

  September 22, 2008 1:16AM

  Some Morgans acquired beautiful colors while sitting undisturbed in canvas sacks in bank vaults for dozens of years. Some Kennedy halves acquired beautiful colors while sitting between Taco Bell napkins or in sulphurous cardboard albums. Some coins stored in envelopes, albums or at the ends of paper rolls develop attractive toning. Different storage methods produced different looks. It is interesting to try to identify how various toned coins came into being.

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• STONE Posts: 15,275 ✭

  September 22, 2008 1:16AM

  Location, location, location........right Doctor?
  

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• GoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭

  September 22, 2008 1:21AM

  Methods of storage, planchet washes at the mint, years in storage...

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• fivecents Posts: 11,207 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 22, 2008 1:26AM

  
  
  << <i>Methods of storage, planchet washes at the mint, years in storage... >>
  
  
  
  << <i>Location, location, location........ >>
  
  

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• Steve27 Posts: 13,275 ✭✭✭

  September 22, 2008 1:34AM

  
  
  << <i>Why do some coins tone with beautiful colors (Morgans & Kennedys) and others don't? >>
  
  
  
  
  It's all rust to me.

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• 50cents Posts: 1,320

  September 22, 2008 7:53AM

  I think a lot of the toning on Kennedys come from being in after market holders.
  
  
  
  
  

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 22, 2008 9:20AM

  MANY, MANY coins achieved marvelous colors through the skillful application of chemicals by coin doctors... some are so good, even the 'experts' cannot tell the difference... and people pay moon money for them... cooooooooooolllll However, Steve27 is right, it is all chemical decomposition of the surface.... One would think, in many cases, that it was the application of gold by the prices. Cheers, RickO

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