Rainbow Morgan Dollars
Rainbow Morgan Dollar is toned coin which exhibit rainbow-like colors and have been universally admired by collectors. Their rarity amongst a sea of white and dipped coins is a pleasure to see and almost always brings a smile to the faces of those lucky enough to handle these, the most beautiful US coins.
Collectors are attracted to the wide hues and patterns which can develop on the silver dollars over time. Coins with attractive rainbow toning can demand strong premiums above white or non toned coins.
Below you can find a selection of available rainbow morgan dollar coins.
US $345.00
During the 1950's through the early 1970's and possibly even later than that, untold numbers of these beautiful coins were dipped white by dealers because toning was considered undesirable thus reducing the number of beautiful and unique examples out there. These are true rarities with beauty that goes far beyond the numismatic heritage of the Morgan Dollar.
Rainbow morgans graded by NGC
For those who have just one spot in their set reserved for that unbelievable coin they will cherish and never sell, monster toned Morgan dollars typically are the ones that the collector keeps after selling everything else.
How Morgan Dollars Toned
Morgan Silver Dollar, produced from 1878 until 1904 and again in 1921 were in heavy supply and many more were struck than were required for circulation. Freshly struck examples were stored at the US Treasury in canvas bags until they were eventually released or sold to the public during the GSA (General Services Administration). Other hoards, including the Battle Creek and the Continental Bank Hoard produced many incredibly toned coins as well. These coins sat in canvas bags for nearly a century. During that time, the coins closest to the canvas of the bag or near the top of the bag were constantly bombarded by a minute concentration of sulfur. Sulfur was infused in the canvas bags in an attempt to reduce the damage caused by rats chewing on them. The silver reacted with the sulfur to form a thin film of silver-sulfide on the surface of the coins, which reflects and refracts the light so that we see the colors of the rainbow on the coins surface.
