
Coins stored in old-time cardboard albums show a variety of color patterns. Most album toned coins display colors on both sides, since the toning begins at the edges and slowly moves inward as years pass. Fingerprints plague album toned coins because some collectors from the past carelessly pushed coins into an album slot with their thumb. Years later the toning forms around the fingerprint.
The best album toned coins show vivid concentric rings of bright color radiating out from the center. Some people call the toning a "target" pattern, while other declare a "bull's-eye." At Paragon Numismatics, we just call this pattern beautiful.
Silver dollars rarely appear with two-sided concentric toning, as mostly smaller denominations, proof coins, and type coins ended up in albums. During the past decade Paragon has handled only three or four perfect bull's-eye toned Morgans!
Enjoy the coins, and please order using the inventory number next to each item. Have fun!
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