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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;xGAJx, post: 1835050, member: 43897&quot;]I was reading some coin literature lately, and I like to read all the coin books I can get my hands on, but it&#039;s hard to. Finally I get a chance to choose a coin or a book, and although it was a hard one, I choose the book and I&#039;m glad I did. I have been collecting for roughly 2-3 years now and I just realized how much I don&#039;t know. Heck, I was that bad I couldn&#039;t tell what wear was. Now with grading, I am much better at grading Mint-State and AU coins, but for lower I&#039;m yet to learn more about. Of course when I say much better I&#039;m comparing to what skills at grading I used to have, it&#039;s going from hardly anything to rookie. Anyways, I read a sentence in the book that truly shocked me. It said &quot;Toning is unlike the process of tarnish, as tranish is <b>quick and irregular, and toning is formed from many years and even centuries and can be quite beautiful, but is always the coins process in to turning to complete darkness.&quot;</b> Before I didn&#039;t even know there was a difference between tarnish and toning, and what struck me the most was that all toned coins was to turn into complete darkness. That being said, firstly is that true, and does that mean that all the common dated morgan&#039;s with absolutely gorgeous toning in every aspect that go for outrageous premiums, won&#039;t matter as it will change and will turn into complete darkness in a matter of centuries, and this profound beauty is only temporary. And one more thing since toning is the metal reacting to air, the PCGS and NGC air-tight holders would they prevent change from the toning to turn into darkness, or would it lengthen the process of it turning to complete darkness, or do nothing at all. Lastly, does that make toned coins temporary premiums, and technically it shouldn&#039;t add a premium to the coin at all. That is my question, thanks for looking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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