A couple toned ASE's

[SkyMan]

Here are a couple of ASE's that I've had for a while. I got them when they were white. The 1988 I got back in 1988 The images are by Bob Campbell, and I think he did an excellent job.

 

 

 

 

[TonerGuy]

Nice. May I ask how they were stored ?

[coinman_23885]

I like these and the pieces exhibit very nice album toning (I'm guessing). I find them more attractive and convincing unlike some of the stuff the TPGs encapsulate today.

[SkyMan]

Thanks guys, glad you like them.

 

The 1988 was stored in a thin cardboard presentation inside a small plastic case. For most of it's life it was in an SDB. The 2005 I left on a pad of yellow writing paper with a sheet or two of paper covering it. The pad was near a window, so the sun touched the pad on a regular basis.

[physics-fan3.14]

I really like that 1988, Sy.

[123cents]

Both have very attractive toning!

[Danye West]

The obverse of the 88 is spectacular!

[bsshog40]

They look nice Sy!!

[jpcienkus]

Love them both. The '88 is eye popping and the '05 is very elegant.

[Curry]

The 05 has a glow to it which i like. The 88 has a beautiful blue which i would love on any coin. Nice ones!

[johnny9434]

both are nice coin

[RWB]

A few weeks ago, I had the interesting experience of examining a collection & hoard that had been kept in a part of West Virginia where the air smells of sulfur. Among the hoard were several boxes of silver eagles. Nearly every coin in every box was black on the edge and black fading to purple toward the center on the faces....much too deeply tarnished to remove without leaving residue. An experienced retail dealer was with me. Fortunately, the family was only looking for silver value and had no delusions about selling for the color (there was none) or condition.

 

If collectors do not take care to protect their precious "toned" coins, they will continue to tarnish over time into black