I know the Dansco toning has been talked about 1000 times, here is 1001...

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by Kevinfred, Mar 30, 2012.

  1. Kevinfred

    Kevinfred Junior Member

    I thought of all this information I was going to post. I thought of all the data I've collected over the past 3 years, the different coins, ages, etc. etc. etc.

    But none of it really matters other than these simple facts from the last 2.5 to 3 years...

    1. Coins, whether MS or circulated, stored in a Dansco album have a brownish ring along the edges. The circulated coinage is harder to detect, but it's there...

    2. Coins stored in a 2x2 flip and either stored in a notebook or the red boxes do NOT (yet) have any toning...


    I've had people here whom I greatly respect tell me, "don't worry about it" Some here even like this look... I'm NOT arguing that, it's their opinion which they have every right to it.

    What I do argue, even being a somewhat of a newbie, is how this can be somehow be called "natural"?? And, it seems to this newbie, that anything UN-natural happening to these coins would devalue them...

    I promise I'll never raise the subject again.... ;)
     
    Kevinfred, Mar 30, 2012
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  3. gbroke

    gbroke Naturally Toned

    Naturally!
     
    gbroke, Mar 30, 2012
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  4. Hunt1

    Hunt1 Active Member

    It's natural. It would only be unnatural (artificial) if the coins were induced to chemicals or other substances that could speed up toning, the pattern of the toning, etc.
     
    Hunt1, Mar 30, 2012
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  5. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    According to some, if you knew that the album would tone the coins then the toning would be artificial. If you did not know, it would be natural.

    I am not one of those people. Coin albums are an accepted storage method for coins and IMO, any toning that results from proper storage is completely natural.
     
    Lehigh96, Mar 30, 2012
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  6. CamaroDMD

    CamaroDMD [Insert Clever Title]

    I'm in the same boat.
     
    CamaroDMD, Mar 30, 2012
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  7. Clint

    Clint Member

    Me too, but I'm not leaving MS coins there. I am leaving 1960s era proof sets intact, so far...

    However, can you see a point in the future when fitting coins into cardboard holes will no longer be considered acceptable?

    Think of what used to be acceptable in coin cleaning, not so long ago...
     
    Clint, Mar 30, 2012
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  8. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    It's pretty simple Kevin, if you don't like the toning, and with your coins what you like is the only thing that matters, then don't use albums.

    I have said many times that coin albums are probably one of the worst things that have ever happened to this hobby. Coin albums and folders are directly or indirectly responsible for more coins being excessively toned and corroded, harshly cleaned, dipped and/or over-dipped, scratched, damaged, etc etc, than any other single thing we have ever seen.

    Problem is, people "like" the way coins look when they are stored in albums. So they ignore all of the bad aspects of albums and folders. Crazy if you ask me.

    So if you don't like what happens to your coins when they are stored in albums - then don't use them. You'll have my vote ;)
     
    GDJMSP, Mar 31, 2012
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