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Mila_cent Pillar of the Community United States 1767 Posts	Posted 02/21/2007 5:22 pm Hi all, I like rainbow colors and I also like shiney coins , but was wondering....in what conditions do coins get these 'rainbow' colors? How long does it take for coins to start toning naturally? Just curious... Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

TheForce Pillar of the Community United States 4867 Posts	Posted 02/21/2007 6:01 pm I don't like toning. Just a personal preference. To me a toned coin is considered damaged. Report this Post to the Staff
longnine009 Pillar of the Community United States 1247 Posts	Posted 02/21/2007 6:32 pm Sulfur is one of the biggest things that give coins toning, rainbow or not. Paper envelops that were popular years ago, tissue wraps that the Mint used, paper rolls, Morgans laid up against canvas bags for 100 years are a few examples. There is no standard time for toning. It depends on the environment, the amount of exposure and the intensity of the exposure and the type of metal and the alloys in the metal. There's also no guarantee that you'll get "rain-bow" toning either. You might end up with a "black beauty" instead. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 02/22/2007 12:09 pm As already noted the toning of coins is dependant on a massive variety of situations. And the amazing thing is two or more similar coins in the same area, same time frame, same everything will or will not tone the same. Again, this is dependant of numerous factors. As some examples you could leave several quarters on a window ledge in your kitchen and within a year of so one of more may tend to show toning. Even the slightest amount of oils from your fingers may be one of the factors in this reaction. Since many coins are made of Copper alloys and mixtures and Copper is extreamly reative with numerous other agents, that alone can be a type of toning as the coin is exposed to such reative agents. Gases in the air, you finger oils and acids, materials a coin comes in contact with all lead to possible toning. One thing to try yourself is to take coins of no particular value and try toning them yourself with just household materials such as dish soap. However, remember that even dish soaps are different depending on the manufacturers composition. Report this Post to the Staff
hadleydog Pillar of the Community Canada 1267 Posts	Posted 02/22/2007 1:01 pm quote: Hi all, I like rainbow colors and I also like shiny coins , but was wondering....in what conditions do coins get these 'rainbow' colors? How long does it take for coins to start toning naturally? Just curious... Thanks. Coins can tone in basically 3 ways. Mint-bag toning, end of roll toning and album or envelope toning. The majority of Morgan toners come from mint-bags, and the process takes about 60 years. Hot, humid conditions tend to bring about the most dramatic toning. quote: I don't like toning. Just a personal preference. To me a toned coin is considered damaged. Actually, toning is a very natural process and there is absolutely no damage done to the surface of the coin......toning is not corrosion. To be blunt, any 100+ year old silver coin that does not show some type of toning has most likely been dipped'n'stripped, and that to me is a form of doctoring. Image: 1885cobaltmagenta.jpg 48.96 KB Image: 85cobalt.jpg 51.45 KB Edited by hadleydog 02/22/2007 1:03 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Mila_cent Pillar of the Community United States 1767 Posts	Posted 02/22/2007 1:47 pm hadleydog... quote: Coins can tone in basically 3 ways.---the most dramatic toning. Thank you. my question was just out of curiosity. I like the pic too !!! Report this Post to the Staff
luskie Valued Member United States 81 Posts	Posted 02/23/2007 08:50 am I like toned coins but not the AT ones. It is sometimes hard to tell if one is AT or not. I only collect the toned ones if I have, in fact, a untoned one already in my collection. Report this Post to the Staff
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