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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 759716, member: 15199&quot;]In defense of the man, I do think that he is being &quot;tarred with a large brush&quot;. His main objectives through out the book is that coins should not be allowed to tone/corrode, as he views it as destructive ( his point of view, shared by many I believe). His emphasis is on Prevention of this &quot;destructive &quot; process.</p><p><br /></p><p>On pg 3 of his book he was asked about a rainbow toned 1890 Morgan and replied</p><p>&quot;To answer the original question whether to clean this 1890 Morgan, my answer would be NO, just protect the coin from additional sulfur exposure.&quot; In other words, it was too far gone for him to consider dipping to conserve.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to the part comparing toning to rust on iron( p.73) he is comparing the chemical change from the normal components of a silver coin to the production of sulfides that cause the toning effect on silver. And I find nothing wrong with his chemistry.</p><p><br /></p><p>No where does he say &quot;DIP them all if any tone exists&quot;. He does say on pg 73 also that he feels a toning up to gold color allows a fair grading process, and that any more can hide problems that should render the coin ungradeable. I have heard many say that heavy toning hides marks and altered surfaces and one must be very careful with buying these.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have read this book several times and his main emphasis is preservation. His personal philosophy, seems to be if the coin is toned to the aspect he thinks it is damaged, he will dip to halt the process and then ( he always emphasizes ) preserve it from environmental damage.&nbsp; I think his articles and this book had a lot to do with the popularity of INTERCEPT (tm) products as he recommended them in an early non-coin form.</p><p><br /></p><p>Read the book, you will learn a lot. Whether you agree with the author or not is acceptable in society, but calling him undeserved names should not be. IMO.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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