Artificially Toned my first coin....

[Revenant]

I left a raw SAE on my dresser and then put some papers on top of it (I'm a messy person). I then went back to school and those papers stayed in contact with the coin for several months. I moved the papers around looking for something when I came back home and found the SAE underneath looking very different than before... Has anyone else ever done this to a coin?

[bsshog40]

Nope. What's it look like?

[Revenant]

Nope. What's it look like?

 

Pretty ugly. Most of the obverse is now an ugly orange-brown color.

[physics-fan3.14]

Was this intentional or accidental?

[Revenant]

Was this intentional or accidental?

 

I thought I was clear enough that it was accidental.

[Coindude]

All toned coins are accidental... you never know what you'll get unless you've practiced a lot. Unfortunately, lately, most have been accidentally on purpose!

 

Personally, I believe you... why would you on purpose tone an ugly coin?

[Oldtrader3]

Sulphur in the paper and relative humidity probably mixed and created sulphur dioxide which turned your coins yellow. That toning color is not disirable and certainly won't sell for a premium.

[chinook]

I left a raw SAE on my dresser and then put some papers on top of it (I'm a messy person). I then went back to school and those papers stayed in contact with the coin for several months. I moved the papers around looking for something when I came back home and found the SAE underneath looking very different than before... Has anyone else ever done this to a coin?

 

 

Why is that "artificially" toned?

[Houston Investor]

Have you tried colored chalk then a spray of gloss coat?

 

I have heard one of the raw coin mail order houses does that to its "Premium Choice Uncirculated" pieces. Hopefully not, but stranger things have happened in coin land.