Real Or Created Rainbow Toning On Proof Lincoln Cents?

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Badthad I'm memorized by your examples, The one I showed was just different and when placed near others was still different. I frankly was drawn to this coin, unfortunately so were others and to own it I had to provide the equivalent of dinner, wine, and movie. Crazybo your right also, there is no factual reason, motivation, explanation for falling in love with these odditys and I agree its a fetish that will have to be tuned and developed. Ive progressed to a point where I cannot but be enchanted by these and the SMS cameos. Frankly I am ever so slightly being pulled away from the die varieties and hovering into the traditional high grade common issue coins. You guys have decades in this and must have reached long ago the point I'm at now "I have become aware". Before anyone laughs let me say this is more than a hobby its a passion. The coins pedigree is linked to the Centurion Collection. I know nothing about it other than that, but I wonder about whomever slabbed it and I'm thankful. Thanks for ALL comments, I monkey around alot but on this one I sought straight shooting and got it.

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I standby my opinion that there is no such thing as "artificial" or "natural" toning. It's hogwash. A coin is either market acceptable or it is not. Yes, people "create" toning - but, just like cleaning, when it's done right the coin can be market acceptable. That said, more often than not, such experiments end in a complete disaster ruining the coin forever.