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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NPCoin, post: 3616774, member: 5629&quot;]And this is probably the one point in all of numismatics as a hobby that many seem to completely ignore.&nbsp; All things:&nbsp; value, attractiveness/desirability, pride of stewardship, satisfaction, joy, challenge, enrichment, etc...are completely subject to the individual involved in the hobby.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nobody has the right nor authority to dictate these things unto another in their leisure endeavors.&nbsp; Whatever toots your horn, pull on it...hard and continuously!&nbsp; Some find toning to be attractive and enjoy examining and admiring such coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Others find great pleasure in challenging themselves hunting down those blast whites and blazing reds.&nbsp; And, yet others find themselves somewhere in between, and pick and choose those of both spectra that catch their eye.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, toning is damage.&nbsp; And this damage begins from the moment of minting...if not even before.&nbsp; It is a natural process.&nbsp; Can you imagine if archaeologists held the same attitude that some coin hobbyists do?&nbsp; &quot;Oh...it&#039;s damaged!&nbsp; Everything has gone through wind and water deterioration and is crumbled.&nbsp; Let&#039;s just junk it and find a better example of millennia past culture...&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Every coin has some form of value, whether it be for research, education, admiration, propagation, or any other personal reason.&nbsp; So, if you like it blast white and blazing red...no one&#039;s forcing you to even look at a toner (unless you got tricked by it not being mentioned in the post title)&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp;&nbsp; And, if you enjoy toners, what does it matter what anyone else has to say about it...c&#039;mon...people collect <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-is-a-circcam-you-ask-look-and-see-and-post-yours.288335/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-is-a-circcam-you-ask-look-and-see-and-post-yours.288335/">CircCams</a>!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>And people are going to have qualms about somebody collecting toners?&nbsp; Collect what you want and forget what anybody else says![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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