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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1370602, member: 112"]No, the paper was not glued down. When you got the set both pieces of paper lifted right up so you could examine the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reason why typically only one side tones is because only one side is exposed to the air. Picture, you have one of those sets, you put it away to store it. Most people are going to do this by laying the set down flat. The down side is pressed flat against whatever surface it is sitting on. So the down side gets very little exposure to the air. While the up side has the air freely circulating around it.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's really just common sense. It also explains why there are some sets that tone like that while there are others that do not. For if you set something else on top of that set, then neither side is exposed to freely circulating air and neither side gets the colorful toning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1370602, member: 112"]No, the paper was not glued down. When you got the set both pieces of paper lifted right up so you could examine the coins. The reason why typically only one side tones is because only one side is exposed to the air. Picture, you have one of those sets, you put it away to store it. Most people are going to do this by laying the set down flat. The down side is pressed flat against whatever surface it is sitting on. So the down side gets very little exposure to the air. While the up side has the air freely circulating around it. It's really just common sense. It also explains why there are some sets that tone like that while there are others that do not. For if you set something else on top of that set, then neither side is exposed to freely circulating air and neither side gets the colorful toning.[/QUOTE]
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