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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;yakpoo, post: 3452489, member: 18157&quot;]Dad always taught us that a toned coin was a damaged coin (PM surface alteration). He added that toning often hides other unsightly blemishes and should be avoided.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dad would say, &quot;The goal of collecting uncirculated coins is to find (and store) examples in a condition as close as possible to the moment they fell from the die.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know if he was right or not (&quot;Toners&quot; disagree), but I still follow his advice. &quot;Brilliant Uncirculated&quot; (BU) used to mean something. Today it means AU-58.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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