Opinions About Toned Coin Wanted

Aside from the question of definitions, I'll say this:

If I could take a blast white ASE "canvas" and with a few seconds of "painting" consistently produce coins that looked like this, I'd be running a production line for people who like the look of that kind of toning.

I've seen plenty of toned coins that are obviously doctored, and usually not even attractive, just blotches of color, but somebunny must like them.

I appreciate that some are also interested in protecting Clewless Gnubeesâ„¢ from buying a few-second paint job while thinking they're getting decades of Mother Nature's finest work, like mass-produced cowries as "counterfeit" money.

If you can't define the difference, and they look the same, then for all practical purposes, they are the same.

At one point, I had four $2.50 Indians. The price difference between raw and slobbed was less than the cost, but I was curious. I showed them to a half dozen gold dealers who had 20 years or more gold coin experience.

1) Opinions ranged from "all good" to "all fake".
2) No two dealers agreed.
3) All were willing to buy all of them.
4) Draw your own confusions.