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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 891274, member: 15309&quot;]Joey,</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not trying to blast you.&nbsp; From the first day that I joined this forum I have been dedicated to educating others about the areas of numismatics that I specialize in.&nbsp; Toned coins is one of those areas.&nbsp; If you think I was harsh, I invite you to start this same thread over on the PCGS forum.</p><p><br /></p><p>The simple fact is that discussing AT methods publicly is taboo.&nbsp; I have tried to explain the reasons but you seem not to care.&nbsp; And yes, the answer to questions about how to clean coins will be &quot;Don&#039;t do it&quot;.&nbsp; The reason for this is because, 99% of the time, when a collector tries to improve a coin by cleaning it they end up doing more harm than good.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>You mentioned in one of your posts that you are not looking to AT coins but you don&#039;t want to slow the process down either.&nbsp; I am probably the most avid collector of rainbow toned coins on this entire forum.&nbsp; I store all of my raw coins in intercept shield albums and I store my most valuable certified toned coins in intercept shield boxes.&nbsp; You may think you want your coins to tone, but the reality is that most often, toning does not increase the eye appeal of the coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>For every coin that looks like this</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1943-SNGCMS66-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>there are ten that look like this</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1943-SNGCMS677002-7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My advice is to do your best to preserve your coins in their current condition.&nbsp; If you really like toned coins, buy ones that you like, and then preserve them in the condition that you bought them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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