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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 974180, member: 112"]As I'm sure you know, toning is a matter of degree. And every coin there is starts toning the instant it is minted. All that is required for that to happen is for air to get to the coin. And since there never was, and still isn't, any airtight holders or containers - air has gotten to every single coin ever minted since the dawn of time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sure you can find coins with less toning than other coins have. But they are still going to have some toning. And it's not always colorful. Most toning is just a shade of grey. And most of the coins that somebody sees and says this coin is balst white - are not really blast white. But this can only be seen and recognized by most people if they look at that coin side by side with one that really is blast white.</p><p><br /></p><p>So when I say pretty much all coins are toned - that is what I am talking about. It can be toned very slightly, or it can be toned very heavily. But it is toned.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 974180, member: 112"]As I'm sure you know, toning is a matter of degree. And every coin there is starts toning the instant it is minted. All that is required for that to happen is for air to get to the coin. And since there never was, and still isn't, any airtight holders or containers - air has gotten to every single coin ever minted since the dawn of time. Sure you can find coins with less toning than other coins have. But they are still going to have some toning. And it's not always colorful. Most toning is just a shade of grey. And most of the coins that somebody sees and says this coin is balst white - are not really blast white. But this can only be seen and recognized by most people if they look at that coin side by side with one that really is blast white. So when I say pretty much all coins are toned - that is what I am talking about. It can be toned very slightly, or it can be toned very heavily. But it is toned.[/QUOTE]
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