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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;USS656, post: 3258108, member: 6641&quot;]It almost looks like it was sitting in some kind of presentation holder that you could have on your desk to admire the coin. The holders back edge is what the coin leans on and is where the solid line of toning is???&nbsp; Maybe the holder is a nice piece of stained wood?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>After your first picture I would have removed the coin knowing where it was likely to lead.&nbsp; By the second image I personally would have been bummed that it had gotten so dark after only two months. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also would have realized (as I am sure you did as well) with any more time in this environmental state it was going to be black and significantly damaged.&nbsp; Another couple months from your 3rd set of pictures and I would imagine the entire bottom half of the coin would be black and any toning above the black would soon after be black as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>My guess is you mean &quot;assisted&quot; by way of not changing the environment that is/was creating the toning, not by doing something specific to speed up the toning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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