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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 1203381, member: 11521&quot;]Not necessarily, although coins with great natural toning can bring many, many multiples of the book value. On the other hand, a coin with unattractive natural toning may be bring less than book. And a coin with artificial toning can go either way (depending on the knowledge of the buyer - a novice collector may pay a lot for a coin with &quot;pretty&quot; toning even though the toning was painted onto the coin by a coin doctor). </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Natural toning is not usually PMD, but if a coin is left too long in an environment that causes toning the toning can progress to its final state (a black coin). An artificially-toned coin is usually not PMD (the toning may be removed with acetone) but I suppose sometimes it may be considered PMD.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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