We need to start a forum for the worst ebay listing of the week. we can send the listing seller an email award... All kidding aside, that is awful... - you can clean and reapply until you get the desired effect! You can't possibly look at that coin in the picture and tell me that even looks close to natural.
Thank you TAlipau for posting this site, as now I now know how GDJMSP was able to tone those last old silver coins that he posted We have been thinking there was a strange breeze drifting up from Utah, and now we know why!.
How do you know if your coin is a product of "tone-in-the-box" or natural toning? After reading your post I am very hesitant about buying toned coins- Bought these two last week- I think they might be someone's artwork?
i can't remember how they become box tone or natural tone i rather buy coins that are natural and that are not created.
Now that's the question aint it ?? Bottom line answer is - you can't always tell. There are coin doctors out there that can fool any expert. Of course there are a bunch of hacks out there as well - their coins even a blind man could tell were artificially toned. But there's no simple answer to your question. It's a matter of experience - knowing what you are looking at.
I have several clad Statehood quarters that have an interesting "golden" toning, that actually looks quite nice, IMHO.
I love toned coins-- I would really like to know how you can differenciate between -a naturally toned coin and those toned with one of these toning kits being sold on E-bay. I'm awed by the process of natural toning --Like little pieces of art that took a hundred years to paint- and the enormous amount of variables in each individual process that ensure that no 2 toned coins are the same. These are some of my favorites!!
As I said before - there's no simple answer to your question. It's a matter of experience - knowing what you are looking at.
