Popular Post zadok Posted December 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/4/2021 at 10:45 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. 🐓 ...dispatch tendered...r u now freelancing as a perfume commercial writer??...fyi that subtle toning n subdued aroma on the yap coins is bird poop n pee..... rrantique, Hoghead515 and Quintus Arrius 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 9:30 AM, zadok said: ...dispatch tendered...r u now freelancing as a perfume commercial writer??...fyi that subtle toning n subdued aroma on the yap coins is bird poop n pee..... Yum-meeeee! A few imported semi-feral cats will fix that problem up real nice. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Here is some more eye candy... AcesKings and Hoghead515 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Arrius Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 @jtryka Lovely lineup! I believe suspect # 1 is the perp. I distinctly recall the No. 9 in the date was askew, exactly as depicted. Did the TPGS make mention of it? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoghead515 Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 On 12/10/2021 at 5:25 PM, jtryka said: Here is some more eye candy... Very nice. Quintus Arrius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tj96 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 AcesKings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraftedInTheVine Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 On 11/6/2021 at 6:58 AM, Hoghead515 said: Exactly. Ive seen some in ms67 that look plum awful. And see an ms 66 thats twice as attractive. I cant stand that. I got a couple im gonna replace some day after i get my set completed. Such as this one. Looks really bad to me. I completely agree with you in that toning should be light and pleasant/not too colorful. I almost feel like graders are more prone to give higher grades to heavily toned coins because it masks post-mint damage (even though toning is in fact post-mint damage), therefore protecting their reputation or "good judgement". It seems like the higher the grade, the less technical and more subjective the process becomes... and highly toned coins almost seem like a safeguard for their reputation as graders. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GraftedInTheVine Posted February 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2022 Here's one of my favorite toned Ike's pulled out of out of those blue cardboard bicentennial sets tj96, AcesKings and Hoghead515 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GraftedInTheVine Posted February 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2022 I pulled this quarter out of a blue velvet/cardboard 1964 mint set. The toning really came together nicely I think. Hoghead515, AcesKings and tj96 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraftedInTheVine Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 And this crazy thing taken from one of those "20th Century Coins" frames. Must have been stored in high humidity by the previous owner. tj96 and Hoghead515 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AcesKings Posted February 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2022 tj96, Hoghead515 and GraftedInTheVine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tj96 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Nice Indian @AcesKings!! Man, that's almost like a rainbow color on the obv! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoghead515 Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 On 2/19/2022 at 10:32 AM, GraftedInTheVine said: And this crazy thing taken from one of those "20th Century Coins" frames. Must have been stored in high humidity by the previous owner. Those are some beauties. I really like that kind of toning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numisport Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 On 11/5/2021 at 5:47 PM, Hoghead515 said: I really like the sheen on this GW. It is one of my favorites I own. Not only is the toning superb but that luster is fantastic ! Good pick Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
