I received a somewhat gold colored 1976D Eisenhower dollar coin in a lot of Eisenhowers that I purchased. I am pretty sure it is a D. The coin is one of the most shiny coins that I have seen, but the mint mark is a little "smeared" so to speak. I would not call it as gold as the Presidential coins but is goldish. I am very certain that it is not toned gold. Even the edge of the coin is gold! My camera does not take very good pictures of coins up close otherwise I would include a picture. Thanks!
FWIW, Ikes often tone a gold color. I know you said you were certain it wasn't toning, but did it look something like this:
I have had an Ike dollar on a window ledge sunning itself for past several months. My wife saw it and asked why I had a gold coin on the window ledge. These most often tone gold in color. TC
Leadfoot, mine seems more gold colored than that actually. My coin is perhaps the most shiny I have ever seen and it feels smooth, I mean the entire surface, front and back, is very shiny and smooth. I have seen and handled countless Eisenhowers, but this one is unique. I also have seen a lot of toned coins, but this one is so even in it's color that I would be very surprised if it is toned. I know, it would be a lot easier if you could actually see and touch it to help answer my question.
I'm going with gold plated. Many companies did these for multiple years. While they are unique, they are not extremely rare. You can find comparisons and pricing on ebay.
That would make sense, the gold plated thing. Is it any more valuable? I tried to take a pic, didn't turn out.
I have a few that were plated at one point. Plating seems to wear off pretty easily on these giving them an appearance of being "somewhat gold" just like you said.
I came across this 1972 S Ike Proof Dollar It is sealed encased by the US Mint. It has this Gold Toning It does not appear to be plated, while looking at it at 30X Please let me know what you all think. Thank you.
What information are you looking for? This is called toning, as you yourself say. It happens in varying degrees based on what the coin is stored in and the conditions of the environment where it is stored. Coin toning can be quite beautiful or quite ugly and harsh. Beautiful toning can add value to a coin while not so beautiful toning can reduce its value. Many of these Ikes have harsh toning due to the packaging, the composition of the coin and 40 Years of storage.
Yes understand toning, just have never seen this color of toning. The coin appears almost Gold. I own many toned coins never one like this.
