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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1971397, member: 112"]People always seem to think that it takes long periods of time for toning to occur. It doesn't ! It can literally occur in just a few days. Or it can take decades.</p><p><br /></p><p>Toning begins the very instant that a coin leaves the dies. And it will, depending on conditions, continue from there. You can do things to slow it down but you cannot stop it.</p><p><br /></p><p>So when you see coins that are 10 years old, or 5, or even 1, and they are toned - don't be surprised, it happens. And yes, I mean natural toning. Does it happen all the time ? No, of course not, because it depends on conditions. But it can and does happen.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1971397, member: 112"]People always seem to think that it takes long periods of time for toning to occur. It doesn't ! It can literally occur in just a few days. Or it can take decades. Toning begins the very instant that a coin leaves the dies. And it will, depending on conditions, continue from there. You can do things to slow it down but you cannot stop it. So when you see coins that are 10 years old, or 5, or even 1, and they are toned - don't be surprised, it happens. And yes, I mean natural toning. Does it happen all the time ? No, of course not, because it depends on conditions. But it can and does happen.[/QUOTE]
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