Tone Question

Two obvious ways that a coin can acquire differential toning, side vs. side:
It can be left in a drawer for a number of years. The resins in the wood can affect the side in contact with the wood. I think that is the case here. Could also explain the friction / wear pattern.
A coin can be the end piece in a roll, where only one side has been exposed.

Devlec beautiful 34 half. One thing that has me is that some of the monster toners in Canadian coins that I have seen is the cased early seventies silver dollars yet are only .500 silver content, I would have thought the higher silver content would tone more as it is more reactive. Anybody know why?

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I find that most proof like coins tend to tone evenly on both sides I guess that would be that the holder or container is open on both sides compared to specimen or proof coins where one side is exposed and the other covered where no air or light gets at it. my thoughts

I think that these types of rainbow toning are from enviornments where many kinds artificial elements are present.

It's more if they deem it as market acceptable. They have a pretty good eye for toning but I'm sure they've slabbed some coins that were AT as well as others being denied that are NT'ed. Toning is a extremely complex topic, one cannot learn to tell the difference between natural and artificial toning in an instant, it's something that only time and experience looking at hundreds of toned coins can do, and even then there's ones that will slip through. I'd say the TPG'ers are pretty good about knowing the difference but do get fooled on occasion.

I don't really feel like getting in a huge debate, as many people have different views on this topic... And it's late. But most toning, wether in a album/roll for 40 years or put in an envelope on a window sill natural.. Maybe done on purpose to basically ensure/speed the process with the later but still natural. Every metal tones, that's why people have silver/brass polish.. The know there silverware, jewelery, flatware, brass bowls etc are going to tone... Even if there stored in the safest way.. So why are people surprised and mad when there silver coins tone? Your really not expecting this? Lol

I feel that dipping a coin is far more unnatural than toning on a coin. Obviously coins toned with chemicals and/or electricity I would consider unnatural, and don't condone in the least, but otherwise I'd expect my coins to eventually get some toning. At some point, maybe not in our lifetime, but eventually.. Silver coins, no matter how there stored, will tone.. Like it or not.

And beautiful rainbow colors can be obtained just as naturally and in the same process that dark, Unappealing coins do. Those vibrant blues, purples and reds can come out on one coin in an album while the two next to it turn black, it has nothing to do "with a different environment or smoking". Can smoke tone a coin? I'm sure it can. But natural occurring elements in nature/the air can bring these colors out just as easily and for some reason can affect one coin while the one next to it stays white... Or turns dark.. There toned by natural elements in this world, how or when they come out is anybody's guess.