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A Toner's Paradise!

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MunkyMan95

MunkyMan95

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I recently bought a set of WWII Silver coins, one of each denomination from each of the WWII years. upon closer inspection, every single one of the coins were toned!!! I couldn't believe my eyes! And considering that it was a $20 set, I was very happy!

MunkyMan95

MunkyMan95

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I would, but the zoom on my digital camera isn't powerful enough to capture the true essence of the tone.

midwest

midwest

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I would, but the zoom on my digital camera isn't powerful enough to capture the true essence of the tone.

 

Just send them to me and I'll "capture the tone" devil.gif

 

Actually what you say confuses me. Capturing the color of a coin in a picture has to do mainly with lighting. Could you possibly post a picture or two of other toners you have photographed? This might help in determining your problem. if this board can teach Victor how to take pictures from scratch this problem should be easy to fix. flowerred.gif

MunkyMan95

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I can't get close enough to the coin to see even the slightest detail, so tone would just appear as small specks of stuff on a gray circle.

TomB

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As an educated guess I will tell you that all the coins are circulated and that all have been highly polished before being put into the set. I write this because it is very common for mass marketed coin sets, similar to what you have described, to be put together with coins such as this and then polished so that they look attractive to the general public. Over time, the sulfur in the polish reacts vigorously with the moisture in the air and the coins turn many deep colors.

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