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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 36137, member: 112&quot;]There are folks out there that can artifically tone a coin in such a way that nobody can tell the difference. And there are some others that artificially tone coins that you see it from across the street.</p><p><br /></p><p>Learning to recognize AT from NT is possibly one of the toughest things there is to learn. It&#039;s harder than grading or recognizing cleaned coins in my opinion. But it is also very important to learn it. For toning can be used to cover up a multitude of sins when it comes to coins. That alone is why many people don&#039;t like it.</p><p><br /></p><p>But toning is a fact of life when dealing with coins - it is nearly inevitable. It begins the very moment the coin is struck. And it will continue, if it is not stopped by a collector, for the life of the coin. Because of that - it is one more aspect of numismatics that every collector should learn about.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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