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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gbroke, post: 1557475, member: 22585&quot;]One of the reasons you will see so many more colorfully toned uncirculated coins is due to the luster. The toning or tarnish has a much rougher surface to adhere to, in combination with air flow over the surfaces.</p><p><br /></p><p>Think of it this way.</p><p>The luster gives the surface a pattern similar to this&nbsp;&nbsp; /\/\/\/\/\/\</p><p>When the luster is removed due to circulation, it flattens. ---------</p><p><br /></p><p>As BU said, circulated and low grade coins will still tone. Although more times than not, with undesirable effects. The colors will usually be much more muted since it doesn&#039;t have the added benefit of the luster to make them pop. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few circulated examples where the toning did generate some decent color. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://memberitemcdn5.coinnection.com/1000_ii27326554fcad4bd76f0d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://memberitemcdn7.coinnection.com/1000_ii27261474fcad4e9847f6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://cdn.sharemyco.in/shared_ii114467374fa57326c45f2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>When the condition and luster are better, the colors just look better. Even same or similar colors are much more eye appealing as the grade/luster goes up.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://memberitemcdn8.coinnection.com/1000_ii27258464fcad52846f9d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://cdn3.sharemyco.in/shared_ii12066494fe149bd327fe.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://cdn4.sharemyco.in/shared_ii17303651505eb2d5a3429.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://cdn2.sharemyco.in/shared_ii12117447501893fbaa10f.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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