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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Modern Commens, post: 1243386, member: 20737&quot;]<b>Intent</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Intent is the optimum word! I have always liked the toned coins and I purchased a few artificially toned coins on ebay hoping that this would help me identify artificially toned ones and it has to a small degree. I was at the last Long Beach coin show a few months back and I overheard a seller saying he was an expert on coin toning and could tell when a coin was artificially toned. I have my doubts, but perhaps he can. I for one cannot and I agree with the definitions here that any intent to accelerate the natural process should be considered artificial toning. There is a local coin dealer who has half a dozen or so silver eagles sitting on top of each other (in a staggered or &#039;step-like&#039; fashion). He placed them there deliberately some time ago to see how they would tone. I inquired about them about a year or so ago when I started to collect toned coins. He has always maintained that they are not for sell. It is just one of his projects. Being a dealer for many years I&#039;m sure that he knew that the coins would tone. What they would look like? I don&#039;t think he knew, thus the experiment. </p><p>I have of late begun a collection of toned silver eagles. I am pretty sure all have natural toning. Also, I think most of the toning is &#039;album toning&#039;. I have placed them in my own album so I can view them easily and hope that they continue to tone. If they don&#039;t that&#039;s fine too. They are already beautiful. By the way, I still have room in the album for a NT 2009, 2010 and a 2011.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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