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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2117608, member: 56859&quot;]Here&#039;s an common antoninianus of Gordian III from a mixed lot I purchased in 2013:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]401129[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I didn&#039;t care for its looks and thought it could use some cleaning.&nbsp; I soaked it briefly in lemon juice.&nbsp; That worked, although it was fairly white and a bit dull...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]401130[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I tucked it away in an environment likely to cause accelerated toning.&nbsp; Here it is today:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]401131[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>For discussion:</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; Should it have been left as found in the mixed lot?</p><p>2.&nbsp; Should it have been stored in a protected environment after lemon juice cleaning, preventing accelerated toning?</p><p>3.&nbsp; How do you feel about purposefully putting a coin in a Wayte Raymond album specifically for the purpose of creating toning?</p><p>4.&nbsp; How do you feel about putting the coin in a Wayte Raymond album sandwiched in leather (known to be tanned with sulfur-containing compounds) and left on a sunny window sill to further accelerate the toning?&nbsp; <i>[this is how I stored this Gordian III]</i></p><p>5.&nbsp; Do you feel that I have ruined the coin?&nbsp; (note that lemon juice or something similar will return the coin to a relatively untoned state)</p><p><br /></p><p>I do like colorful toning and preferentially purchase such coins.&nbsp; After storing several untoned coins in a toning-accelerated environment and seeing the results, I now believe that many toned coins on the market have similarly accelerated toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>6.&nbsp; Do you find colorfully toned coins appealing?&nbsp; Other factors being equal, are you more likely to buy a toned coin than a cleaned/white coin?</p><p>7.&nbsp; If so, do you care if the toning occurred within the last few months or whether it took decades or centuries?</p><p>8.&nbsp; If you oppose accelerated toning, how would you feel about a coin owned by an old collector who habitually stored his/her coins in similar tone-inducing albums, without the intention of creating toning?</p><p><br /></p><p>Note that in my particular environment, simply leaving a coin open to air will lead to similar toning although it might take a year or more.&nbsp; If you are opposed to purposeful accelerated toning, such as storing coins in a Wayte Raymond album, how would you feel about a carelessly stored coin which toned due to ambient environmental factors?</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I don&#039;t care how long it took for a given coin to achieve its toning.&nbsp; Also, while I do like colorful toning, I realize that it is possible and even likely that the appearance may change over the years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Alrighty... lay it on me <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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