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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gbroke, post: 1304457, member: 22585&quot;]Hi Epi. Welcome to CT!</p><p><br /></p><p>The topic of toning can be a long one, with lots of opinion... I will give my brief insight on the subject,</p><p><br /></p><p>To answer your question, yes toning can be created artificially. </p><p><br /></p><p>Coins (especially silver) coins will tone for many reasons naturally. Exposure to air, old albums with certain chemicals in the paper, old bank bags,&nbsp; humidity and temperature, etc.. The colors and severity vary from coin to coin.&nbsp; The ones that develop the rainbow colors command a higher premium. Why? Because they are just darn pretty. </p><p><br /></p><p>Buying a toned coin graded by a top TPG is not a guarentee that the coin was not artificially toned. However it does guarentee the grade and the fact it&#039;s genuine. Enhancing the &quot;patina&quot; as been practiced since coins were collected.&nbsp; So the biggest lesson I learned was that artificial toning is also used to cover a cleaned coin or scratches. </p><p><br /></p><p>So be careful, and think about your decisions. Don&#039;t rush on them,&nbsp; because trust me..another one will come along.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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