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Message:: [QUOTE="treylxapi47, post: 2129232, member: 41863"]From what I can see toned coins are fairly common. We are dealing with a couple issues here. First 'rainbow' toning like what we are talking about here IS going to appear to be a small group to some and large group to others. We have VASTLY differing types of collections and so we have people viewing this from different perspectives. I can see how toned coins represent a small overall portion of coins, especially the classics. Not many were saved in higher grades and THATS where this attractive toning typically occurs. You high AUs and MS coins. Most people can't collect those or have no real idea about high grade coins. Almost every collector I meet is socking away common circulated examples; VERY few are even bothering with slabbed coins period, and even less just out looking for eye appealing coins in slabs. So yes on one perspective toning is rare and largely goes unnoticed by a HUGE section of our hobby. But on the other hand, if you like MS coins and do have an affinity for toned coins, finding examples has never been that difficult. Doug isn't wrong in saying that whole auctions (or what would darn near appear to be) would have an extensive selection of magnificently toned coins. There was a time and inventions BEFORE the Internet by the way, they are called BOOKS.  From the James Stack Sr. Auction 1994[ATTACH=full]405214[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]405215[/ATTACH] Here's another:[ATTACH=full]405216[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]405217[/ATTACH] Here's a snapshot from the Buckhead Sale[ATTACH=full]405218[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]

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