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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;troyheights, post: 320657, member: 11271&quot;]As for toned coins:&nbsp; The price people pay for a coin is strongly influenced by what is known as &quot;eye appeal&quot;.&nbsp; Many people find coins with pretty colors on them to be especially appealing, and will pay significant premiums over untoned examples.</p><p><br /></p><p>The toning that occurs when a copper coin goes from a bright red to a nice brown actually forms a nice protective barrier.</p><p>The toning that occurs on silver coins does not add any protection, and will eventually damage the coin.</p><p>Proper storage can effectively slow toning to a snails pace (to stop toning you need to <i>completely</i> isolate the coin from the air around us, and no, slabs do not do that).</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps, perhaps not.&nbsp; Toning is damage, but dipping the coin to remove the toning also damages the coin, probably more so than the toning that was on it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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