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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1982313, member: 112&quot;]Toning, on all coins, begins at the very instant that the coin leaves the dies. So every coin ever minted is toned, granted to a limited degree, before that coin ever leaves the mint. So by your logic there could never be any such thing as a mint state coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s why toning, at least until it reaches it&#039;s terminal stage, does not prevent a coin from being graded as MS.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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