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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2820759, member: 24314&quot;]Inquiring whether tarnish is natural or artificial can be impossible for the ignorant and extremely difficult for the TPGS professionals. <span style="color: #5900b3">While natural tarnish may take a long time to develop</span> (I hate to break this to you as you&#039;re evidently just trying to learn the ropes, but you are going to encounter <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie103" alt=":yack:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie103" alt=":yack:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie103" alt=":yack:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie103" alt=":yack:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> absolute rubbish from uninformed <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> collectors), <span style="color: #5900b3">artificial tarnish exists and can be produced on a coin in seconds!</span>&nbsp; When the tarnish is pretty, we call it toning.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As one member expertly showed, characteristics of the metal surface, its condition, the chemicals in the environment, and a time factor all play a role in determining how a coin tarnishes and what the tarnish it looks like.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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