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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RaceBannon, post: 973325, member: 25357&quot;]Here&#039;s another take on toning, the toning on the 1917 S SLQ in the first photo I post, represents the kind of toning I like. It is not the bright, rainbow toned, irredescent coin, examples of which have been posted throughout this thread. But I find it very attractive. You might call this &#039;original patina.&#039; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you dipped this coin, it would destroy it. To illustrate my point, look at the 1928 S SLQ, of roughly the same grade in the second photo I posted. That coin has obviouisly been dipped/whizzed/cleaned. I look at that coin, and using my most erudite vocabulary say: &quot;Yecchh!&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now it&#039;s possible some would prefer the cleaned coin, but in our hobby today, the vast majority of collectors prefer the uncleaned version, and the market reflects that.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As I become more experienced in collecting, my appreciation for toned/orignal non-cleaned coins continues to grow and, I submit, so will the tastes of the OP.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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