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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 890885, member: 15309&quot;]Here is my opinion!</p><p><br /></p><p>The title of this thread should be &quot;<b>how to artificially tone coins long term</b>&quot;.&nbsp; If the intent is to tone the coins, the result is not natural.&nbsp; Furthermore, the cavalier nature of this discussion is equally as disturbing as the content. Keep in mind that I have a very liberal opinion of artificial toning.&nbsp; Most hard core toning enthusiasts would find this thread very offensive and would be attacking the medical students</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a reason why this is a taboo subject.&nbsp; AT methods in the wrong hands can kill the toned coin market.&nbsp; Out of respect for the collectors who have thousands of dollars committed in rainbow toned coins, I advise the medical students to refrain from discussing both AT methods and results.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In addition, I see only two reasons for having this discussion in the first place.&nbsp; First, the collector wants to create toned coins without having to pay the current premiums associated with obtaining those coins.&nbsp; If successful, the AT creations will slowly degrade the values of toned coins due to decreased rarity.&nbsp; The second reason would be to profit from the sale of such coins.&nbsp; While many of you may think that reason number one is more benign, both reasons have the potential to kill the toned coin market.</p><p><br /></p><p>On a different topic, Doug is correct that mint state coins will tone better than circulated coins but that does not mean that you will not find toning, including rainbow toning on circulated coins.&nbsp; You absolutely will.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Mercury%20Dimes/MercuryDime1935RawF12H-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I kept my mouth shut for as long as I could in this thread.&nbsp; I will remain silent no longer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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