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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cecilstarcher, post: 578408, member: 18428&quot;]For some of us dark color toning is unattractive. To me &quot;Mint State&quot; means that a coin appears exactually as it left the mint. Toning is damage occuring to the surface - defacing the piece. How would those who puff up the value of toned coins feel about thier new auto, just weeks off the showroom floor, developing different odd looking colors on the hood? Anything that changes the structure of the surface on any metal should be unwanted and avoided. Toned is no more &quot;Mint State&quot; than a digested hamburger is still a cow standing in a field.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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