It's a sunny day outside and this toned walking eagle was just asking to be photographed in the sunshine.

It's a 2005 "Silver Eagle" silver round, one troy oz of 0.999 pure AG. The obverse has tones of yellow and orange with a slight patina and silvery high reliefs.

The reverse has a very good tone, including colors of purple, yellow, orange and green. Also with a nice patina, clearly showing the detail in the eagle's wings. High relief shows a bright silver.

In my hand the obverse takes on a slightly uglier look, but the patina shows well and the yellows, although they look "muddy".

The reverse still shows the patina and the yellows and purples, but again outside of the sunshine it takes on a "muddy" look.

The look of the coin in person is somewhere in-between, rainbow iridescent when the light hits it right, dirty and muddy at first glance.

Well toned coins are among my favorites, the difference between a natural tone and an artificial tone is very noticiable.

The Difference Between Artificial Tone and Natural Tone

An artificially toned coin takes on rainbow colors and have no patina. They look pretty, but something is sort of off about them. They will have vibrant colors, usually in a bullseye pattern.

They can be stunningly beautiful, if done well. Some may prefer this manufactured style of toned coins, but I'll take the natural "muddy" effect over artificial toning any day.

Which do you prefer? Natural toning or artificial toning?

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Benjamin Turner: God fearer. Rooted in Messiah. Husband of @lturner. Father of SIX wonderful children. The guy behind the camera. Blockchain enthusiast.

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