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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 210703, member: 112&quot;]If you took any one of the coins pictured and laid another Morgan dollar right on top of it so the curve of the top coin overlaid the color ring - it would be an exact match. That&#039;s because that&#039;s exactly how the toning occurred. Morgan dollars were stored in bags holding 1,000 coins for 100 years or so - and they were never moved. So if one coin overlapped another, the uncovered part of the coin typically toned in vibrant colors. </p><p><br /></p><p>This was due to the same things that cause any toning - temperature, humidity, air circulation ands what if anything the coin was in contact with. If the coin wa sin contact with the bag itself, you will see textile like patterns in the toning. If it didn&#039;t touch the bag but was yet exposed to the air and not covered by other coins, you&#039;ll see the same vibrant colors without a textile pattern. And some of the toning may be dark and heavy, other may be almost pastel in appearance. Still other will be very translucent but yet bright and very colorful. All of it is 100% natural.</p><p><br /></p><p>Morgan dollars will be found with this type of toning more than any other coin. That&#039;s because the coins rarely circulated, the vast majority of them sat in bank vaults never being touched until they were either melted or distributed by the govt. in the mid to late 20th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>But can this toning be duplicated ? - you betcha. There are people out there who can tone coins so expertly that no expert can detect it. Luckily there&#039;s not a whole lot of those people. And among those who can do it most of them are honest and wouldn&#039;t do it. But those other few - well, they do. The majority of AT coins though can be detected by those who know what they are looking at. But don&#039;t ever ask one to explain it, they&#039;ll all try. I&#039;ve yet to see one do it successfully. Ask them to show you instead - that they can do <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now, my opinion on the whole thing - if you can&#039;t tell the difference, does it matter ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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