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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 8664706, member: 101855&quot;]It usually comes from long term storage in the canvas bags that held Morgan dollars for decades. Most of the coins were on the inside away from the air and did not tone. A lucky few were against the cloth, and under the right conditions, acquired toning. Whether or not is was attractive was the luck of the draw. Since it was almost always limited to the side that faced the cloth, only one side was toned.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes you see two sided toners. Those coins are rare. They might be the product of a dip and envelope storage where everything miraculously turned out perfect.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why Morgan dollars? They were the coins that were minted in huge quantities and mostly never used. Unlike the Peace Dollars they were stored for decades in the bags. Other coins can be toners too, but most of them went into circulation and did not share in the unique Morgan dollar history.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many older, undipped Proof coins are tones. They were stored in the mint issued tissue paper which caused them to tone.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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