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US Coins, World Coins, and More => US Coins, tokens and medals => Topic started by: coinsarefun on February 20, 2011, 03:50:34 PM

Title: ~~~~~Toned Gold~~~~~My kinda gold...:-)
Post by: coinsarefun on February 20, 2011, 03:50:34 PM

Nice little show at the Holiday Inn by Los Angeles Airport today.
Found this nice little piece of toned gold in a PCGS holder:D
A few scratches on the holder.
Sorry, the image is a little blurry but the  1926 $2.50 Sesquicentennial is the size of a dime!

(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u312/coinarefun/Gold%20Coins/c50971be.jpg)
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u312/coinarefun/Gold%20Coins/5e81120c.jpg)

Title: Re: ~~~~~Toned Gold~~~~~My kinda gold...:-)
Post by: cpm9ball on February 20, 2011, 05:11:06 PM

She is P-R-E-T-T-Y!

Chris

Title: Re: ~~~~~Toned Gold~~~~~My kinda gold...:-)
Post by: JRocco on February 20, 2011, 06:31:37 PM

Hi Stef,
Beautiful example.
The 1926 $2.50 Sesquicentennial is 10% copper  so these can tone really well....like yours :)

Title: Re: ~~~~~Toned Gold~~~~~My kinda gold...:-)
Post by: coinsarefun on February 20, 2011, 07:03:21 PM

Quote from: JRocco on February 20, 2011, 06:31:37 PM

Hi Stef,
Beautiful example.
The 1926 $2.50 Sesquicentennial is 10% copper  so these can tone really well....like yours :)

Yes, exactly why I like this one.......haven't seen this nice of one until now ;)

Title: Re: ~~~~~Toned Gold~~~~~My kinda gold...:-)
Post by: rrantique on February 20, 2011, 08:14:22 PM

Excellent gold Stef. :ThumbsUp;

Title: Re: ~~~~~Toned Gold~~~~~My kinda gold...:-)
Post by: walmann on February 21, 2011, 10:14:15 PM

Very nice, but how does your 76 Kennedy Half compare?

Title: Re: ~~~~~Toned Gold~~~~~My kinda gold...:-)
Post by: coinsarefun on February 25, 2011, 04:01:29 PM

Quote from: walmann on February 21, 2011, 10:14:15 PM

Very nice, but how does your 76 Kennedy Half compare?

Well.......everything looks better in gold :smiley-cool11:



(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u312/coinarefun/2566396a.jpg)

Title: Re: ~~~~~Toned Gold~~~~~My kinda gold...:-)
Post by: rrantique on March 01, 2011, 09:50:14 PM

(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb187/rrantique/P1010009-1-2.jpg)

Title: Re: ~~~~~Toned Gold~~~~~My kinda gold...:-)
Post by: rrantique on March 02, 2011, 11:30:29 AM

(http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu29/rrantiques/P1010003-1.jpg)

Title: Re: ~~~~~Toned Gold~~~~~My kinda gold...:-)
Post by: JRocco on March 03, 2011, 08:04:22 AM

Great looking coins Irvin.
Toned gold is really cool.
I love when gold displays the orange peel look and shows that
yellow-orangish look when stored properly and the alloy was mixed
thoroughly. Toned gold can be really beautiful.
I tried to capture the colors in this half eagle, but could only show
some of the effect....best I could do through plastic.
(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o69/JRocco1/1899gdob.jpg)
(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o69/JRocco1/1899gold-1.jpg)
(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o69/JRocco1/1899goldop.jpg)
(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o69/JRocco1/1899goldopa.jpg)
I like the re-cut date on this one - probably the reason I bought it.
(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o69/JRocco1/1899gdate.jpg)

Title: Re: ~~~~~Toned Gold~~~~~My kinda gold...:-)
Post by: rrantique on March 03, 2011, 08:28:09 AM

 :agree;Fantastic coin J. :ThumbsUp;

Title: Re: ~~~~~Toned Gold~~~~~My kinda gold...:-)
Post by: JRocco on March 07, 2011, 07:53:42 PM

While not as bright and flashy as my HE or as beautifully toned as Stef's I love when older gold mellows and takes on that older, darker toning took. I love this look seen on this 1832 British sovereign. My pics are not great for the color, but I think you can get the idea.
(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o69/JRocco1/GuliemusIIIIrev.jpg)
(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o69/JRocco1/1832goldcrack-1.jpg)