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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 35983, member: 112&quot;]Kinda glad you asked that Roy, your mom musta known my mom BTW&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; But as a matter of fact, for the first 40 yrs or so of my collecting life I wouldn&#039;t give ya 2 cents for a toned coin. There are even a few people here on this Forum who can remember me using almost the exact same words you use - Tarnish - Corrosion - when talking about toned coins. So I do understand your side of the issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>But then something happened, my taste changed I guess. For I began to look at toning on coins in another way - I began to appreciate that it was a completely natural process for a coin to tone. And I began to appreciate and understand how &quot;rare&quot; it was for that to happen to a coin in such a way that it became even more beautiful than it was the day it was made.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I don&#039;t ever knock folks who don&#039;t like toned coins or those who do - beauty is in the eye of the beholder and that&#039;s why they make chocolate and vanilla. Heck they even make pistachio for those with &quot;varied&quot; taste <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; But that&#039;s the neat part about this hobby - they make so many flavors&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>And it&#039;s not about right or wrong or following the lemmings off the cliff. It&#039;s about having the guts to stand up on your hind legs and say - my that sure is purrrrrrrty ! When you think it is. And if somebody else doesn&#039;t think so - well&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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