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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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When I bought this 1979 Royal Mint proof set in the year of issue, all the coins were immaculate. The three bronze coins are now heavily toned - the 1p and 2p have a 'cartwheel' appearance, which is not unattractive, but the halfpenny is almost completely brown and looks like a normal circulation coin...   (This very poor picture is a scan, but you get the idea!) |
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United States
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Yes ... Of course. A few have toned in the Dansco ... Most of mine have not. I have had silver proof State Quarter tone in my Dansco's ... Replaced them and see them start to tone again. Even see silver State Quarters tone while still in the OGP. So I think there is something about 99 to 08 silver proofs .. They seem to tone more. I too have a BU buffalo in my 7070 that came right out of a BU roll. Since it has been in my Dansco ..it has gotten more golden. I like to buy better grade classic coins that have been cleaned .. Buy them cheap ... To see if I can get them back to a more normal color ... Tone. To me that is a long process that takes years. Some tone looks nice ....some not so good. |
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United States
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Toning is probably the single thing that I dislike the most about this hobby. You find that coin you love, give it a good home and check back on it and what is that, is it, it is.. It sometimes deters me from looking at my collection, knowing I let some more new air in to tone my coins! Maybe I need to lighten up…
I have a barrier consisting of 2x Ziploc freezer bags, 40g silica gel canisters and sacrificial cents. It seems to be helping. Keeping them in a controlled (humidity and temp) environment is key.
My biggest error starting off was trying to remove all the dust on coins before I put them in a holder. I learned that compressed air in a can is not all the same..
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United States
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I've had several coins tone since I bought them but nothing compared to this one. It was blast white when I got it about eight or nine years ago. I assume the previous owner did something that left a film on it to cause this reaction. Now it is into acetone with all my raw Morgan purchases.   |
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Canada
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@dave700x, that is nice toning IMO, however I still prefer un-toned.
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It is but then again it isn't due to the area nearest the rim is terminal stage (black). I've been contemplating dipping it.
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Toning is probably the single thing that I dislike the most about this hobby. I used to dislike all toning, but have grown to appreciate many types, especially on circulated classic silver. |
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It happen to a 1997 50 cent I had sitting in my bedside table, within a couple of months it got a really unattractive brownish color and I relocated it to prevent it from getting worse. At least coins don't clean themselves in the years they age.
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I used to dislike all toning, but have grown to appreciate many types, especially on circulated classic silver. I will get there one of these days jbuck!  |
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United States
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I love toning unless it's copper or super dark black. I got silver eagle has a kid and placed in my safe and left it for 15 years. It was in a plastic case with colored cardboard with a round hole cut out with the coin sitting in it.
It started to rainbow tone around the edges. I kinda liked where it was headed so I just left it knowing the sulfur in the paper was slowly reacting to it. Is this artificial or natural toning. I didn't mean to do it and it's taken decades to start to appear. Is it artificial toning now since I decided not to stop it.
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United States
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You will find many opinions on the differences between AT and NT.
I do not see how it is artificial to allow nature to run its course.
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It is but then again it isn't due to the area nearest the rim is terminal stage (black). I've been contemplating dipping it. Ping me before you take that step; I have some ideas. |
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You will find many opinions on the differences between AT and NT.
I do not see how it is artificial to allow nature to run its course. That's why we need to use the terms "market acceptable" and "market unacceptable" rather than NT/AT. Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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That's why we need to use the terms "market acceptable" and "market unacceptable" rather than NT/AT. I like that.  |
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