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<p>[QUOTE="Nemo, post: 6379633, member: 58462"]I think the toning looks great on your coin [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER]. I do not care how a silver coin received its toning, all I care about is how it looks. </p><p><br /></p><p>There is a lot of discussion about "real" vs "fake" toning. The coins near my fireplace tone completely different than the coins I keep in a cabinet and still different than the coins kept on my table. While I can't really control it, I intentionally choose where I store my coins for the desired results, and with a fair degree of accuracy. Is that real or fake?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a before and after:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1252578[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1252580[/ATTACH] </p><p>I love this toning! If I told you I did it by putting it by the fireplace or in a container with a scrambled egg or in a special paper holder for 200 years, who cares?</p><p><br /></p><p>This is very different than retoning a bronze coin with a finish that is coated on or a sand that is applied. All silver coins are going to tone one way or another.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just my 2 cents.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Nemo, post: 6379633, member: 58462"]I think the toning looks great on your coin [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER]. I do not care how a silver coin received its toning, all I care about is how it looks. There is a lot of discussion about "real" vs "fake" toning. The coins near my fireplace tone completely different than the coins I keep in a cabinet and still different than the coins kept on my table. While I can't really control it, I intentionally choose where I store my coins for the desired results, and with a fair degree of accuracy. Is that real or fake? Here's a before and after: [ATTACH=full]1252578[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1252580[/ATTACH] I love this toning! If I told you I did it by putting it by the fireplace or in a container with a scrambled egg or in a special paper holder for 200 years, who cares? This is very different than retoning a bronze coin with a finish that is coated on or a sand that is applied. All silver coins are going to tone one way or another. Just my 2 cents.[/QUOTE]
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