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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JrCoin, post: 1090826, member: 18390&quot;]Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.&nbsp; Many collectors want no toning present on the coin at all, and for many good reasons.&nbsp; Toning may hide flaws that affect the grade of the coin.&nbsp; They want a collection that is uniform looking and, well, flawless.&nbsp; Once a coin starts toning there is no getting that look back.&nbsp; There is no cleaning method that doesn&#039;t degrade the coin, and ruin its collector value.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>That said, there are some very beautiful toned coins!&nbsp; A collector who wants toned coins will pay a high premium for them, over regular graded values.&nbsp; Many collectors store there coins in conditions that will provide nice toning results over years of safe storage.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve seen lots of brown and black toned coins that I personally would not value over metal content.&nbsp; Once you go far enough back in your dates it&#039;s hard to avoid though.&nbsp; If you&#039;re talking about rainbows, you should be able to know pretty when you see it.&nbsp; Toned coin collectors like the diversity of patinas a coin can achieve, a regular collection is too mundane for them.&nbsp; Some folks view toned coins as a fad, and well, trends come and trends go, but everyone wants the pretty coins...I believe they will continue to command a premium.&nbsp; That said, once a coin starts to tone, it will continue to do so...what was attractive could become very much not so unless they are treated with care.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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