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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1897131, member: 112&quot;]Savy - </p><p><br /></p><p>I think there is something else you should consider, there is toning, and then there is toning. Toning can vary greatly, in it&#039;s early stages most would not even recognize that there was any toning present at all. Many, even most, coins that are called &quot;blast white&quot; really aren&#039;t blast white, they are toned. But only slightly toned so the toning is not easily recognized as being present. But with time toning progresses, it is inevitable and cannot be stopped. But with proper storage it can be greatly slowed down.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, in the beginning toning is monochromatic but as toning progresses it also becomes more and more visible, easier to see the colors. But at some point that process reverses and the colors become harder and harder to see. That is because as the toning grows thicker it becomes more monochromatic, and when that happens, just like in the beginning, it is usually very hard to capture the colors with a picture.</p><p><br /></p><p>The point I am trying to get to is this, the coin you pictured, yes it shows color because the picture was taken to show that color. But if you were to look at that coin hand unless you turned it just right to catch the light the toned areas for the most part would appear to be almost black, certainly very dark.</p><p><br /></p><p>That coin was photographed in order to show it in &quot;its best light&quot;, to make it more attractive if you will and thus easier to sell. This is not unusual, almost everyone who takes pictures of their coins does their best to show the coin in its best light. To make the coin as attractive to viewers as possible, even when they are not selling the coin. This is completely natural and to be expected, I do, or used to do the same thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now people who are experienced with toning will look at your picture and they will already know what I have said. But if you don&#039;t have that experience you probably won&#039;t know it. So anybody who would buy that coin because it looks colorful in the picture is more than likely to be disappointed when they get the coin in hand because it is going to look, for the most part, just black. Yes, the color you see in the pics will be there, but only when you turn it just so.</p><p><br /></p><p>So if you are looking to buy a coin with pretty color, that coin is not really a good choice for the reasons I have explained. And, because it is also approaching its terminal stage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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