Purple passion

[toneddollars]

Just thought I would share this photo . This is one of my favorite coins in my collection. Not very rare but really nice color. It has great luster in person. It almost appears to be wet.

[Gunsmoke]

Looks AT to me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just kidding. Very nice coin.

[davefperry]

That is a fine looking coin. But since the subject was brought up can anyone say definitely when a coin is AT or natural? And how do graders know the difference?

[mrkelso]

What is the actual color going on near the chin and mouth? It is a very nice looking piece.

[Guest]

Dave,

AT coins are blue near the rims and the color goes away towards the center unless it was heated evenly. Other colors are pink,yellow, brown,gray and black.

I am very good at toning coins. I use conduction, convection, inductive, UV light, radiative & microwave methods of heating the coins. But I always let the buyer know they are AT coins up front.

 

COINHOLEIO

KINGKOIN KING OF KOINS

[davefperry]

Thanks for the info. I'd toyed with the idea of trying to AT some state quarters for fun but it seems as if using the kitchen stove is old fashioned now.

[Guest]

Dave,

The stove is old fasioned but a neat way to do it is by inductive heating. This is the same method used when heating a bearing to be placed on a rotating shaft of some sort.

 

COINHOLEIO

KINGKOIN KING OF KOINS