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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 910398, member: 15309&quot;]It is a very common method of artificially toning coins.&nbsp; It is important that everyone remember that the practice of AT&#039;ing coins in order to create eye appealing rainbow toning that will drive a price premium is called type 2 AT and is relatively new.&nbsp; The original reason to artificially tone a coin was to hide defects, problems, and surface marks, thereby obtaining a higher grade.&nbsp; Toning produced from smoke is not particularly attractive and will never fall into type 2 AT.&nbsp; However, it can be used to hide cleanings and other surface problems.</p><p><br /></p><p>My advice to the OP is not to compound the problems of a cleaned coin by artificially toning it.&nbsp; Dump the cleaned coin and seek out a problem free example for your set.&nbsp; I doubt you are going to be happy with the end result of an AT cleaned coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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