I see pull away but not a lot of elevation differences? Im still learning how to tell so help is appreciated!
See how the 'pull-away' in your posted coin is happening 360° around the devices? Now look at the coin below, the pull-away is only towards the outer edge, and on one side of the devices, and not on every device.
The OP's coin looks like it was rubbed with a rag with chemical on it, no toning on field right up next to design details like toning does naturally. [see coin above]
You could really benefit from going to some shows and spending lots of time looking at toned coins. Look at certified toned coins, look at raw toned coins and, most importantly, look at holdered coins that have been designated Questionable Toning or Artificial Toning. The more looking you do, the better you will get at recognizing the difference between natural toning and accelerated toning.
I've used that Jhon. E cash site a bit and it was helpful in identifying super obvious ones. For me at least, but I definitely need to see more in hand coins. My town has a show coming up on the 16th!
I personally have a number of AT'd coins, but I bought them because I liked them (well, my wife thought they were 'pretty'), and they were cheap (like just over spot). Examining them I learned quite bit, but I am not by any means an expert in toning. You may want to buy 1 or 2 AT'd, and on ecertified toned coin, and do some comparing on the differences. As long as you know what you're buying, and paying a price that reflects the coin for what it is, you should be okay.
I just bought a few natural toners from a friend and I think I should buy a cheap (spot hopefully) AT so I can compare. I like the idea of building a skill but its a little harder with only online pictures.
That ones pretty bad. One easy thing to remember is that circulated coins seldom show colors as vividly as MS examples. When you see circulated coins with nice toning, it is almost alway peripheral, or album toning.
