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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;digitect, post: 1494739, member: 38157&quot;]I&#039;ve &quot;toned&quot; quite a few coins in old (30 years) Whitman albums and remain furious with myself for destroying their original mint color. </p><p><br /></p><p>The general view of conservation (archeologically, historically, etc.) is to never do anything irreversable or further modifying. Removing corrosion is always a debatable task since it risks destroying the underlying surface, but at least it attempts to reduce the continued modification. </p><p><br /></p><p>But to <u>cause</u> toning for aesthetic effect?! Isn&#039;t that like buying a fine piece of furniture and &quot;distressing&quot; it with a hammer, awl, and shoe polish? You can&#039;t go back! I view toned coins only slightly above those cleaned in a rock tumbler, and a considerable dis-service to a future generation of coin collectors. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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