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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;raider34, post: 1423559, member: 16402&quot;]If you&#039;ve found a new appreciation&nbsp; for toned coins, I would suggest buying some nice natural examples,&nbsp; rather than trying to AT your own. In general, most AT coins pale in&nbsp; comparison to attractive natural toning. With that said, the easiest&nbsp; method is probably a high heat source (torch, stove top, etc...). Of&nbsp; course the toning isn&#039;t going to look natural (or necessarily good). This morgan is a good&nbsp; example of AT done by heat: </p><p>&nbsp; <img src="http://errorcoins.coinauctionshelp.com/non_minterrors/artificialtoning.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />http://coinauctionshelp.com/burned_heated_treated_coins.html</p><p>&nbsp;The&nbsp; colors will vary depending on how long it&#039;s exposed to the heat, too&nbsp; long and the whole coin will turn a satin black color. If you&#039;re going&nbsp; to be carrying the coin in your pocket heat is probably the best method,&nbsp; because chemical toning wears off fairly quickly (like Kentucky said).&nbsp; Doing this will of course ruin any numismatic value so I&#039;d only&nbsp; recommend it on scrap coins. A bigger coin like a Morgan will stay hot for a while after heating it so watch out for that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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