When I was home last, I saw an ugly brown disc in a drawer of keys. It was a Sacagewea. I think a lot of us complain that her finish and subsequent toning was ugly. Even after only a few months in "circulation" they are gross looking and would easily win a Ugly Coin Idol comp.

But has anyone noticed that ugly brown toning with the presidential dollar coins?

I haven't seen them enough to detect toning changes.

I have found them to tone rather nicely so far. Here is one I have carried around:



Here is my adams dollar after some time 'in pocket'



no spotty toning...not what I think you are refering to at least. I have yet to see that...but most I see are pretty close to uncirculated save for the ones I have carried with me for a few weeks.



then again when you get real close in, maybe there is a bit of dark spotting

I haven't noticed toning, but I did find one buried on my desk that I had placed in a pvc flip for some reason, and the pvc really likes these coins! It was completely coated with a white residue, I wiped it off and then spent it.

Lol, you're the person who ruins the finds that I get in my change

The Loonies lose their luster as soon as they leave the mint (it seems), so it only makes sense that the US dollar coin reacts similarly in the real world. Now I don't feel so bad. LOL

British pound coins usually loose their shine within the year. Yet I have found 1992 5 and 10p's almost as shiny as the day they where minted.

They are made of the same metal, so keep looking. I had an open air stand up display and they are almost tarnishing. (Thats only looks, they are tonning ugly).

When I first got the GW $1 coins I kept two out in my room. After a couple weeks I decided I would start collecting the series so I went to the bank and picked up a roll. When I brought back the roll from my bank I was surprised how side-by-side the first couple coins I had sitting out prior had already started to turn noticeably darker than the "newer" coins. The two coins didn't turn quite as dark as my 2000 Sac's though, but I do imagine if I kept the coins sitting out longer they would have. I haven't seen a Sac from circulation in years so I couldn't say how much darker they get than what I have. However, I can tell you that I cleaned one of them recently and when cleaned the coin shined just like a new Presidential series $1 coin!