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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 302686, member: 112"]Off the top of my head I'd say that coin is toned, just not toned a lot. But original coins do exist, just not in large numbers. </p><p><br /></p><p>Proper storage is everything with coins, if stored properly any toning will kept to a minimum. But that is the key, and in years past they did not have the coin holders and silica packs that we have today. But they did have things like metal tins with very tight fitting lids and mason jars used for home canning. Those things actually were airtight. So if someone kept their coins in them, toning would be very minimal.</p><p><br /></p><p>But take that '21 Morgan - even if your dad had it for 50 years, that still leaves 37 years that he did not have it. So it could have been dipped 51 years ago, or any time before that. And then your dad stored it properly. That would account for the minimal toning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 302686, member: 112"]Off the top of my head I'd say that coin is toned, just not toned a lot. But original coins do exist, just not in large numbers. Proper storage is everything with coins, if stored properly any toning will kept to a minimum. But that is the key, and in years past they did not have the coin holders and silica packs that we have today. But they did have things like metal tins with very tight fitting lids and mason jars used for home canning. Those things actually were airtight. So if someone kept their coins in them, toning would be very minimal. But take that '21 Morgan - even if your dad had it for 50 years, that still leaves 37 years that he did not have it. So it could have been dipped 51 years ago, or any time before that. And then your dad stored it properly. That would account for the minimal toning.[/QUOTE]
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