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miterman Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 02/13/2008 6:37 pm Nt or At what is the difference between them and how can you tell? I have a few coins that were left on a shelf and have some beatifull colors, is that considered at or nt? Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187862 Posts	Posted 02/13/2008 9:49 pm IMHO, in your example, it depends on the intent. I say NT: if you left them there, and maybe forgot about them, then found them later. I say AT: if you did it for the purpose of having them tone Again, just my opinion... I am sure others will chime in with good comments! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
trdhrdr007 Pillar of the Community United States 2335 Posts	Posted 02/14/2008 08:50 am I think setting your coins out in the open air & hoping they tone is NT. If you put some sort of chemical on them first, or set them in the open air of your oven at low heat, or something similar then they are AT. Report this Post to the Staff
mahgobbi Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 02/14/2008 09:01 am I have to agree with the second response. "Intent" has nothing to do with it...the exact same process can't be called both natural or artificial depending on whether you claim you wanted it to happen or not. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 02/14/2008 12:03 pm If you did it on purpose the coins will tone with a horrible color. But if you didn't do it on purpose they will tone fantastically. And the more you discuss it in front of the coins, they will know and turn to something even worse. Of course the type of shelf makes all the difference in the world you know. If a kitchen shelf, it should not have toned since a wife would have found it and spent it before anything could happen. Report this Post to the Staff
hadleydog Pillar of the Community Canada 1267 Posts	Posted 02/14/2008 12:17 pm Artificial toning can be loosely defined as the intent to create or accelerate toning for profit. Natural toning is color that was aquired from the storage enviroment either provided directly by the mint (mint-bags or paper rolls) or through an excepted (by our hobby) storage medium such as albums or envelopes. Nothing is added to accelerate the process except time. Miterman, the coins that you left on the self are NT......there was no intent to accelerate the process for profit. Report this Post to the Staff
hadleydog Pillar of the Community Canada 1267 Posts	Posted 02/14/2008 12:21 pm If you did it on purpose the coins will tone with a horrible color. But if you didn't do it on purpose they will tone fantastically. And the more you discuss it in front of the coins, they will know and turn to something even worse. Of course the type of shelf makes all the difference in the world you know. If a kitchen shelf, it should not have toned since a wife would have found it and spent it before anything could happen. Report this Post to the Staff
miterman Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 02/14/2008 2:52 pm Thanks for your responses, I didn't think they should be AT as I didn't put on any chemicals or bake them. I'll have to post some pics. Report this Post to the Staff
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