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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;keemao, post: 1874004, member: 43972&quot;]I found this while searching for toned coins last night.&nbsp; Read the whole description.&nbsp; This is different from the guy that uses electricity to tone his coins.&nbsp; So I wonder....would the grading companies grade these as artificially toned or would they squeak by?&nbsp;&nbsp; The Ebay link:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1923-S-Peace-Silver-Dollar-Rare-Toning-Circle-Beautifully-Toned-Both-Sides-/131126364224?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item1e87bd8840" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1923-S-Peace-Silver-Dollar-Rare-Toning-Circle-Beautifully-Toned-Both-Sides-/131126364224?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item1e87bd8840" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1923-S-Peace-Silver-Dollar-Rare-Toning-Circle-Beautifully-Toned-Both-Sides-/131126364224?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item1e87bd8840</a></p><p><br /></p><p>What he says:</p><p><br /></p><p>About the Toning: The toning on this coin is from a bonding reaction between the coin&#039;s surface silver molecules and natural occurring sulfides -the same process by which silver coins normally develop tones over much longer periods of time. I have worked as a metal artisan for many years. I toned both sides of this coin. Unlike coins that have been electronically anodized, this toning is achieved without a damaging chemical bath.&nbsp; Many toned coins have thin, pastel-looking colors or unnatural looking tones which appear to lay on the surface. This coin has tones that are deep, rich and natural looking because they are created by the same process under which silver coins tone naturally. And exactly as on silver coins that tone naturally over a period of many years, these tones are permanent and stable under normal handling and storage conditions. This spectacular coin is a valuable and unique addition to any silver collection.&nbsp; It is is shipped in an archival, air-tight capsule.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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