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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;thegreatdane, post: 2880271, member: 83311&quot;]I recently found a coin on Heritage that I think is quite beautiful, but the very dark toning around the legends made me consider the subject that has come up here a lot: terminal toning and the whole toning = damage (or not) controversy. I know there have been endless discussions on the subject already, but my admiration for this coin led me to consider a related question/thought, which is: does terminal toning spread faster or do damage more quickly than &quot;regular&quot; earlier-stage toning? For example, the pictured coin is quite beautiful to me, considering that the dark parts almost seem to frame the attractive patina without detracting from it. However, with a coin like this, how worried should one be that such dark toning around the edges will &quot;creep&quot; out quickly and possibly make the coin look considerably worse within a lifetime? Is it a general rule that terminal toning should be avoided if you wish for the coin to continue looking more or less the way it is? (I realize all coins change/tone over time, but my question is more whether terminal toning is also <b>accelerated</b> toning). </p><p><br /></p><p>My thought with this particular piece is that it has probably been cleaned at some point, which has caused old &quot;tougher&quot; toning to cling to the edges. </p><p><br /></p><p>On a related note, I&#039;d also be curious to hear what people have to say about the possible causes of the toning pattern on the reverse, as it looks quite unusual to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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