drwstr123 Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 This is the result, so far, of a old brown envelope on top of my montor. It colored slowly at first. Took over 6 months to turn completly gold. Then it turned totaly silver, almost indistinguishable from the original. then toning set in again from the rim to the center. The reverse is following, but a month or two lag. I like it so much better than the plain coin that it was. I just might get a couple more and have another go at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Neat! I'm guessing you live perhaps in the South? (toning is seen way less often in colder climates) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drwstr123 Posted April 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Neat! I'm guessing you live perhaps in the South? (toning is seen way less often in colder climates) Right in the middle of snow and slush. The heat from my CRT helped. Glad I didn't get a LCD after all. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix21 Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Wow, very nice! She is a beauty, ya gotta love that toning. Very nice. Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echizento Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Beautiful toning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drwstr123 Posted April 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Beautiful toning. Thank you all for the kind words. To think I looked at this coin in bland silver for years. Now, I actually get a thrill when I take a peek. AT-NT, it sould be intentional-vs-accidental toning. It can be ugly or pretty. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreasureGirl Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Oohhhh. Can you make me one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drwstr123 Posted April 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Oohhhh. Can you make me one? TreasureGirl- You can easily make your own. The progresion of tone is fascinating. First it turned all golden. Then silver again. After about 6 months the other colors worked their way in from the rim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreasureGirl Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Welllll, I have a laptop and a flat-screen TV, where else can I stick some to-be-toned coins (and which are best for this method)? Thanks for the ideas! I heart rainbows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Radiator? On top of a power adapter to a laptop or a printer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCanadianM Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 I wonder how much that could fetch you on eBay? Amazing effect though, I have to try that myself! Now, to get some silver... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drwstr123 Posted April 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Thank you all for your appreciation. I can't tell how many times I looked at that coin and only saw bullion. Now it's my own little piece of art. I'd love to see some of your tonings. Please post some pics. ..but remember , the fist toning takes quite a while. I don't know when I'm going to stop this one, but I just bought an airtight for it, so probably soon. Thanks again, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreasureGirl Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 I've lost my warm spot for my ASE (under the projector; every time I tried to check it I moved the screen and my hubby got irritated); I'm trying my laptop but it's overheating my computer. Any other suggestions short of the toaster oven? /reviving horribly dead thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 i put two of the wahngton dollors in the oven on the highest heat i could get and they turned purple!!! i guess you could try the same.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numismatic nut Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 I don't like the oven methoid.Some dirty dealers use it to try to make a coin seem rare or valueble.But some people claim that they can tell the diffrence.So just don't try to sell oven coins as non oven coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Beeaaauutiful effect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreasureGirl Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 I would think oven heating would give off harsh colors - what I want are (seemingly) soft, rainbow-on-a-spring-evening colors. Not wrong-side-of-town-neon-sign colors. Thanks though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalk64 Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 Basically, to most collectors, toning destroys not only the value of the coin but also destroys resale value as toning is damage to the surface of the coin. For every collector who pays a premium for such coins you will find a thousand who wouldn't pay silver value on any given day. Now I am not condeming your taste by any means but have found, due to age and circumstances, sooner or later coins and or collections may have to be put up for sale. It is up to each of us concerning the future and what it holds for our efforts but I, for one, make every effort to rid my collection of toned coins and have spent years in local coin shops seeing the results when toned coins come in. The only exception would be key dates and some classics but even then the end result can mean a lot of money. At least that is how it is in this area of the midwest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreasureGirl Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 Oh, I don't think we're doing this for anyone else's pleasure than our own. Who can resist making their very own rainbow (with silver at the end)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpnyc Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 Basically, to most collectors, toning destroys not only the value of the coin but also destroys resale value as toning is damage to the surface of the coin. I wouldn't say "most" collectors. I would say "some" collectors. Even then, I would say the type of toning would influence whether or not this is true (attractive v. ugly). I do agree that modern coins and classic coins should be treated differently with respect to toning. Show me a frosty white 19th c. silver coin and you'll also be showing me an altered (dipped) coin. Me? I prefer my old silver to look like this (a Long Beach auction win): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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