Hoghead515 Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) Thank you everyone for the replies. I enjoyed reading every one of them. Everyone all has their own taste and I respect everyones opinions very much. Edited November 6, 2021 by Hoghead515 Quintus Arrius and Lem E 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jtryka Posted November 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2021 Ironically enough, I bought this at the local coin club meeting tonight just because of the toning (which looks a lot better than my poor photos!). tj96, rrantique, GraftedInTheVine and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jblindy Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 I’m late to the punch on this one, but to me toning adds an individuality and uniqueness to a coin that would otherwise look like every other coin out there. I like the various flavors of toning from the full rainbow of colors to golden rim toning to the crazy patterns of “end roll” toning. Halo, crescent, splotchy, I like them all. Toning speaks to how the coin has spent a majority of its life, telling the individual story of that particular coin and it’s journey from point “A” to point “B”. The only thing I don’t like on toned coins are the fingerprints. I don’t want to think that someone else in the past has fondled my coin. 😆 Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Colonial Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 I prefer the coin to look the way it is "supposed" to look which varies by series. For my primary series, I prefer toned though I do own some that are not. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jblindy Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 @rrantique I can’t like those Morgans enough. I know the picture is enhanced to bring out the colors more, but those are gorgeous. rrantique and Hoghead515 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Quintus Arrius Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 On 11/25/2021 at 1:31 AM, rrantique said: Tastefully roasted bird. Happy Thanksgiving! rrantique and Hoghead515 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Lem E Posted November 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 28, 2021 (edited) I think it is safe to say that we DO in fact know @rrantique s thoughts on toning. He likes it. He likes it very much. Well done Sir Edited November 28, 2021 by Lem E rrantique, Quintus Arrius and Hoghead515 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoghead515 Posted November 28, 2021 Author Share Posted November 28, 2021 On 11/27/2021 at 11:01 PM, Lem E said: I think it is safe to say the we DO in fact know @rrantique s thoughts on toning. He likes it. He likes it very much. Hes got some beautifully toned coins. There are several lovely toners. I was a little hasty when I started this thread. I looked at several very ugly toned coins on Ebay and a few other places. Most looked like AT and was overwhelming. Lem E 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lem E Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 On 11/27/2021 at 10:05 PM, Hoghead515 said: Hes got some beautifully toned coins. There are several lovely toners. I was a little hasty when I started this thread. I looked at several very ugly toned coins on Ebay and a few other places. Most looked like AT and was overwhelming. You quoted me before I could fix all of my spelling errors. Hoghead515 and Quintus Arrius 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lem E Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 (edited) On 11/27/2021 at 10:05 PM, Hoghead515 said: Hes got some beautifully toned coins. There are several lovely toners. I was a little hasty when I started this thread. I looked at several very ugly toned coins on Ebay and a few other places. Most looked like AT and was overwhelming. Some are definitely better than others that for sure. In general I mean. Edited November 28, 2021 by Lem E Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rrantique Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Lem E and Hoghead515 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lem E Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Pretty mild toning for me but I like it. AcesKings and Hoghead515 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 "Toning." A subjective description of the visual appearance of surface chemical reactions. VKurtB and Hoghead515 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Arrius Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 @rrantique: your avatar looks like he wants me to apologize for the cigarette burns on your 1922 and I don't even smoke! rrantique and Hoghead515 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Arrius Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 On 11/28/2021 at 12:29 AM, Lem E said: Pretty mild toning for me but I like it. This is tasteful toning. Some toning is gaudy and garish. Yours enhances it's look immeasurably. And the high grade earned enviable. Nice catch! 🐓 Hoghead515 and Lem E 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jtryka Posted November 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2021 I forgot I had this one, hard to find nicely toned Peace dollars, this one has a nice obverse, the reverse no so much... Lem E, AcesKings, Hoghead515 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Arrius Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 @jtryka: I would give it a quick dip in Pepsi-Cola, but then it would look like a 2021: flat and lifeless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joydeep Posted December 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2021 I avoid toned coins as much as possible unless it is exceptionally beautiful. Then again the cliche "beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder" is very true. Quintus Arrius, VKurtB and Hoghead515 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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VKurtB Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/3/2021 at 12:12 PM, Joydeep said: I avoid toned coins as much as possible unless it is exceptionally beautiful. Then again the cliche "beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder" is very true. I also am “not a fan” of deep brown to black toning, nor of wildly colored toning, even on bagged Morgans. I do appreciate more subtle tones. The rest you can keep. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Arrius Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 11/28/2021 at 10:04 AM, RWB said: "Toning." A subjective description of the visual appearance of surface chemical reactions. Pending a dispatch from the Great Zadok strongly suggesting otherwise re Yapanese sculpting, no coin is inviolate to toning. The problem arises when it becomes difficult to distinguish natural from artificial toning. I suppose a coin featuring a psychedelic spiral or tie-dyed effect is an interesting or annoying novelty, and many coins appear to have had their natural toning further enhanced or artificially accelerated, but like most collectors of legitimate collectibles, I prefer coins with light toning much the way your average person is partial to scents with subdued floral notes or a woodsy bouquet. Just a delightful suggestive hint; never an overpowering display. 🐓 Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/4/2021 at 9:45 PM, Quintus Arrius said: Pending a dispatch from the Great Zadok strongly suggesting otherwise re Yapanese sculpting, no coin is inviolate to toning. The problem arises when it becomes difficult to distinguish natural from artificial toning. I suppose a coin featuring a psychedelic spiral or tie-dyed effect is an interesting or annoying novelty, and many coins appear to have had their natural toning further enhanced or artificially accelerated, but like most collectors of legitimate collectibles, I prefer coins with light toning much the way your average person is partial to scents with subdued floral notes or a woodsy bouquet. Just a delightful suggestive hint; never an overpowering display. 🐓 Ever been to a tropical island? Yap is a tropical island. Yap stones are prone to toning. Black slime. The ultimate state of ALL toning. Toning is corrosion. All of it is. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Arrius Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/4/2021 at 11:10 PM, VKurtB said: Ever been to a tropical island? Yap is a tropical island. Yap stones are prone to toning. Black slime. The ultimate state of ALL toning. Toning is corrosion. All of it is. I stand corrected. The one and only one I ever saw in the Chase Money Museum, I believe, was in Mint State 63 😉 condition. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
