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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 2819585, member: 15199&quot;]Well de-toning with cyanide solutions were going on in the late 1800s as Bright-White were the sellers, not the toned, as they recognized it as corrosion and viewed it undesirable. Then in the late 1960-70, the desire for &#039;original&#039; surfaces came about, so the toning ( meaning untouched <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; ) became more desireable as it &#039;hadn&#039;t been cleaned&#039;. Then along came the idea that there was &#039; Natures Art with color on Metal&#039; ~ my description~ when the current push for pretty and intensive artificial toning came out to take advantage of all who couldn&#039;t tell ( including the TPG ) as prices way out did Whitish original surface coins. My view of course.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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