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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have quite a bit that are toned but am unsure if they are real and not.
Should I post pics? And/can someone show me some of their authentically toned Lincoln's?
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All toning is a chemical reaction, therefore all toning is authentic (natural) from that point of view. The degree to which a human "helped" the process is on a continuum, so there is not hard line between the good and bad; a huge grey area exists. I am a strong proponent of describing toning as either market acceptable or not (all thanks to BadThad). With that, desirable toning comes down to eye appeal and some subjectivity. Do you like it? Would you pay a premium to have it? Here is a good place to start... http://goccf.com/t/69224 |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Sure, bring on the photos--large and sharp. Thanks.
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Valued Member
United States
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I personally don't like toned coins. It seems like an attribute people made up to rationalize what the old packaging and storage environment did to their coins. But a lot of people like toned coins so, as always, collect what you like. In the 1970s my dad used to collect old bottles. If those old clear bottles were left in the sunlight for many decades, they'd pick up a purplish iridescent tone. People liked those. So he stuck a bunch of plain old bottles under a UV light for a few days and, BAM!, same effect.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I'm up for pics.   Here's a pic of the most dramatically toned Lincoln Cent I have owned. It was a proof, which seem to tone differently, if not more easily, than business strikes:   In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Valued Member
United States
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Ooo I like that one, nice especially interest on the obverse.....purple! Does it look like that in hand?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's best to not get caught-up in the "natural vs artificial" toning war. NOBODY can say definitively what the exact source of toning was. In truth, it simply doesn't matter. A coin is either market acceptable or not.
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Rest in Peace
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A coin is either market acceptable or not. Drops the microphone and walks away.  |
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It's best to not get caught-up in the "natural vs artificial" toning war. NOBODY can say definitively what the exact source of toning was. In truth, it simply doesn't matter. A coin is either market acceptable or not.   |
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