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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 689054, member: 112&quot;]I agree with that 100% !</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I would say there&#039;s several possible reasons. One would be that the person doing this just wants to tone his coins for his own purposes. And having read about the albums doing this decides to do it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Two might be because the person wants to be able sell the toned coins for a profit. And not knowing how to get them to tone any other way, goes this route. </p><p><br /></p><p>Three might be because they are not aware that not all coins turn out pleasingly toned. And by the way, not all the doctored coins turn out with nice color either.</p><p><br /></p><p>And four might be because there is no method, either NT or AT, that guarantees the desired results.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps one of the best indicators or teaching methods for helping collectors to understand the vagaries of toning are the old original mint sets from the late &#039;40s and &#039;50s. Collecting them for many years certainly taught me a great deal. For even from among the coins in a single set you might see as many as 4 or 5 different outcomes. You just never know how toning is going to turn out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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