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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Steve E, post: 35943, member: 2147&quot;]Bring back the good &#039;ol days.&nbsp; Not to give away my age, but I remember &quot;a few&quot; years ago when you would go to shows, the dealers seemed happy when they &quot;dumped&quot; their toned coins on you.&nbsp; I have always liked the appearance of a finely toned silver dollar so when I would spot a nice example, we would talk price.&nbsp; I don&#039;t ever remember turning one down.&nbsp; They seemed to be more than happy to be getting rid of it and would lower the price till you agreed.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My how times have changed.&nbsp; Now when you ask about a toned coin, by the price,&nbsp; you would think it was super rare red kryptonite or not so rare green on a slow day.&nbsp; I had one dealer refuse to even talk about a price on his toned silver Eagle.&nbsp; He said it was so rare that if he sold it he may never see another one, called it a &quot;display only&quot; piece.&nbsp; It seems that coin type, date, rarity and grade all got out the window when it&#039;s got some &quot;color&quot; to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you like toned coins, just be careful.&nbsp; There&#039;s many ways to artificially tone silver and I&#039;ve seen several examples in cases for sale that lets just say &quot;weren&#039;t natural&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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