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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2402055, member: 42773&quot;]It&#039;s just that toning on ancient coins is basically re-toning. All ancient coins are cleaned. Silver typically comes out of ground finds or pots completely black, as you would expect silver to look after centuries. If the toning is even, the coins can look quite attractive. Here&#039;s a denarius, also of SS, that was simply cleaned and NOT dipped (or maybe it was dipped, but a very long time ago), the toning is black through and through.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]495176[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The earlier denarius that I posted is my most colorfully-toned coin. Here&#039;s another pic. It just means that this coin was cleaned, dipped, then re-toned, probably in an old envelope with a certain amount of silver in it...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]495177[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Do I like it? Sure, it&#039;s real purdy. Would I spend a premium on it? No, because it&#039;s second-hand toning, even if it took a hundred years to develop.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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