Naturally Toning Coins

This statement is not entirely true. Lets start with the definition of corrosion.

corrosion
Damage that results when reactive chemicals act upon metal. When toning ceases to be a "protective" coating and instead begins to damage a coin, corrosion is the cause. Usually confined to copper, nickel and silver regular issues, although patterns in aluminum, white metal, tin, etc., also are subject to this harmful process.

Toning therefore is not corrosion, although over time it will lead to corrosion. That timeframe could be decades or centuries.

Now let's consider what toning actually is. The toning that we visualize comes from light refracting through the silver oxide layer that forms on all silver coins. Not all coins exhibit this visual effect, yet that silver oxide layer is there. It's what gives us that thick skinned appearance that many collectors value as a sign of originality.

Anybody think that these thick skinned pieces will not eventually succumb to corrosion over time?

From the moment a coin is struck, and this applies to every single silver coin struck, the natural process of oxidation begins.....eventually leading to corrosion.

Some believe that by dipping a coin and making it all shiny and white again (by removing that silver oxide layer) they are restoring the piece back to how it came from the mint.
What they are really doing is stripping a small layer off the surface ( where do you suppose the silver in the silver oxide layer comes from). This exposes a new surface to the environment, and the process begins again (only faster now). Dip and strip. Not long before the luster becomes subdued, and the coin appears dull and lifeless.

The bottom line, all silver coins unless kept in a vacuum will eventually succumb to corrosion.

A totally unacceptable answer! Much it logical for this discussion!

And what causes toning? Reactive chemicals acting upon a metal.

Untoned, red cents? Just the way they were made.

Here's the thing: if anybody here own anything made of copper, brass, or bronze that is not a coin, especially if it is antique, then let me ask you: Is it the same color as the day it was made?

I do not mean to say that a 100-year-old "red" cent cannot stay red; what I do mean to say is that very few that are red are original. Expert dippers are out there, and they have fooled some experts. I would not want a dipped copper in my collection anymore than any damaged coin.

Why is the process accelerated?

Nope. Not even close.

I won the toned penny at the annual online YN auction! I won it for 160 YN dollars. I really glad, because this was my first and last year to participate, as I will be 18 next year. It was also one of my top 5 coins I wanted. I sadly didn't win any other coins.

Collect what you like whether it be white coins vs. toned vs. mint state vs. circulated etc. My complaint is with folks who want to doctor or change the present appearance of coins, especially, those who prefer their coins 'white' and take an otherwise original toned coin and dip it. That isn't right in my opinion. Focus on finding coins that are already white.

It sounds like the OP wants to accelerate the toning process on junk silver. I guess that's ok as long as it doesn't lead to something different in the future.