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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mark_h, post: 972231, member: 3726&quot;]Paintings do tone - from dust, smoke. etc.&nbsp; That is why they have professional restorers.&nbsp; Plus there are other areas where they want the original patina. Like guns and old weapons - clean them and they lose value like coins.&nbsp; And no I do not want blast white coins, nor do I want black toned or rainbow toned coins. As mentioned I would like to have original mint luster that has aged.&nbsp; At the same time I would not call it damage - sure some of the toning looks like it will eventually damage a coin, but not all of it would I call damage.&nbsp; Everyone should collect what they like. And it does make for an interesting topic.</p><p><br /></p><p>And Doug you can&#039;t mean that for all coins in general.&nbsp; For example there are some common date buffalo&#039;s just booming with luster that too me (and maybe I am wrong) that look like they just came from the mint - same with some red lincoln cents.&nbsp; Now I may not know what they really looked like coming from the mint back in the 30&#039;s or 40&#039;s, but they look pretty close to me.&nbsp; Especially some of the coins from the hoards.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>HEY - I think I missed an opportunity for an age joke. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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