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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 487482, member: 13650&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: black">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; To be fair, collectors have legitimate cause for being concerned about some toned coins. In his video How to Tell&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Artificial Toning on Coins, available for loan from the American Numismatic Association, Campbell says the following&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; are AT tip-offs:</span></font></font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><ul> <li><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: black">Circular toning spots resulting from the beading of the&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; toning liquid that was used.</span></font></font></li> <li><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: black">Colors that blend together out of sequence. With naturally&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; toned coins, the progression is yellow then magenta (pinkish red) then cyan (blue-green).</span></font></font></li> <li><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: black">Toning that appears only on the tops of the lettering and&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; devices and not in the coin&#039;s recesses.</span></font></font></li> <li><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: black">Wild &quot;circus&quot; colors -- on 90 percent silver&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; coins, for instance, army green, bright pumpkin orange, and robin-egg blue.</span></font></font></li> </ul><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: black"></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: black">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; According to PCGS&#039;s book </span></font></font><i><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: black">Coin Grading and Counterfeit&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Detection</span></font></font></i><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: black">, the following are other indications of&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; artificial toning:</span></font></font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><ul> <li><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: black">The toning floats on the surface of the coin rather than&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; having depth and being bonded to the metal.</span></font></font></li> <li><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: black">The toning occurs over hairlines or other marks.</span></font></font></li> <li><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: black">The toning exhibits bright &quot;crayon&quot; colors.</span></font></font></li> <li><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: black">The toning has a yellow-brown, smoky appearance, indicating&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; it was caused by cigarette or cigar smoke.</span></font></font></li> </ul><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: black"></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: black">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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