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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LuxUnit, post: 2966612, member: 90324&quot;]When is toning on a coin considered legit and when is it not?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m horribly confused on when toning is considered acceptable and I feel like no one has a consensus. </p><p><br /></p><p>Hear me out...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Outside interference by a person</b> are my key words for artificialy here because that&#039;s what I feel is normally considered artificially. I also always hear people say all toning is damage and i&#039;m going to ignore that for now.</p><p><br /></p><p>Outside interference such as:</p><ul> <li>Heat</li> <li>Chemical</li> <li>Light</li> <li></li> </ul><p>Most of us would agree if a <b>person </b>puts egg (chemical <b>interference</b>) on a coin and heats it to change its color it is not natural. This is because the coin would not have done this on its own.</p><p><br /></p><p>What about if a <b>person </b>were to clean a coin in its past and an <b>outside </b>chemical <b>interference </b>residue caused the coin is it <b>artificial? </b>Or how long ago can a coin be cleaned and it then be considered natural? If a coin was cleaned 200 years ago and toned because of it, is it natural or is it artificial? And if so, what is the cutoff for time.</p><p><br /></p><p>If a coin is <b>album toned</b> it was left in an album for too long and toned because of it. I can see that as an <b>artificially </b>toned coin because it needed some <b>outside </b>chemical <b>interference </b>from an item that had to be put there <b>by a person. </b>This requires time but also chemical and heat. When is an album toned coin considered natural vs. artificial. If I tone one in two years vs 50 whose to say what counts?</p><p><br /></p><p>If a coin is left in its wrapping, or bag, or a safety box it was put there by a <b>person</b>. Chemical <b>interference </b>from its environment it was placed in causes the changes but we consider that natural but not if it was done recently. If its a mint bag or old safety deposit box versus new toning from a drawer in a house is that natural or artificial?</p><p><br /></p><p>In all cases the coin had an <b>outside </b>chemical <b>interference</b> introduced by a person causing a reaction with the metals of the coin. I don&#039;t understand why some is not acceptable and other toning is. </p><p><br /></p><p>What do you all think and what is your experience with toning discrimination?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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