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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;david clark, post: 2126482, member: 56597&quot;]if I may chime in, this is a perfect example of the weaknesses inherent in words and language. ( see:&nbsp; Post Modernism).</p><p><br /></p><p>This entire argument revolves about the term &quot;artificial&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>We do not even know what the term means. For example, is baking or frying a coin so it tones quickly via oxidation defined as &quot;artificial&quot;? if so , why?</p><p><br /></p><p>is placing a coin in a high sulphur envelope and leaving it in the sun for a few months to &quot;bake&quot;, considered AT?</p><p><br /></p><p>if so, what about placing coins in high sulfur coin albums known to cause toning, why is that Not AT? it is a deliberate act to introduce sulphur contamination, right?</p><p><br /></p><p>One could argue that baking a coin is far less intrusive and artificial&nbsp; than intentionally introducing sulphur to the coins surfaces! After all, heat only speeds up natural oxidation.</p><p><br /></p><p>So we need to get a much better definition and agreement on what &quot;artificial&quot; means.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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