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<p>[QUOTE="tibor, post: 3568365, member: 73385"]To summarize the advice given: Most all of the paper that you get today</p><p>has sulfur in it. Archival safe/quality does not. Practice with a Kennedy</p><p>half or a Franklin, not used ones but Uncirculated ones. If the toning/</p><p>patina is ugly on these coins what are you going to do? If you are asking</p><p>a question on how to tone a coin, then you more than likely are not</p><p>experienced enough to restore them. I would find an old album, place the</p><p>desired coin in it and place the album in an area where your grand</p><p>children can find it YEARS from now. Pretty toning takes 30+ years not</p><p>a couple of months.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="tibor, post: 3568365, member: 73385"]To summarize the advice given: Most all of the paper that you get today has sulfur in it. Archival safe/quality does not. Practice with a Kennedy half or a Franklin, not used ones but Uncirculated ones. If the toning/ patina is ugly on these coins what are you going to do? If you are asking a question on how to tone a coin, then you more than likely are not experienced enough to restore them. I would find an old album, place the desired coin in it and place the album in an area where your grand children can find it YEARS from now. Pretty toning takes 30+ years not a couple of months.[/QUOTE]
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