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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 44037, member: 112&quot;]Toning is also the natural progression for coins. Any coin, regardless of metal content begins to tone the very second it is struck. That&#039;s what happens to metal when it is exposed to air. It doesn&#039;t have to be exposed to anything else - just air - and it WILL tone. </p><p><br /></p><p>As collectors we quite often interupt the natural progression because many of us do not like toned coins. We strive to keep them pristine and blast white, copper red and yellow gold. And that is far more unnatural than letting a coin tone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just a different, but accurate, perspective&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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