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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 820045, member: 15199&quot;]Ben,</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I think you have a point in that &quot;Some coins tend to tone and others don&#039;t&quot;. Some of that is certainly metallurgy ( the metal of the coin), some may be minting process, (such as different for proof coins, etc.),and distribution ( especially more modern coins), and probably the largest factor is environmental. If all were close to identical, I would expect similar but not always the same amount of toning or corrosive processes to occur. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Part of me believes that if I find a nice obverse variety coin in a search that when I flip it over, it will have a spot or corrosion. Flip over a 1908 IHC to see if it is an &quot;S&quot;, it will be corroded if it is&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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