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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 412528, member: 112&quot;]The market for toned coins has always existed. But there have certainly been times when colorfully toned coins have been more popular, meaning there were fewer collectors who liked them. </p><p><br /></p><p>Back in 2001, 2002 blast white coins were all the rage and every forum you visited was overrun with pics and posts of them. By 2003 we began to see more comments from seasoned collectors and articles in the numismatic mags about coins with an original skin - meaning coins that had not been dipped to turn them blast white. And by 2004 originality began to carry some weight and toned coins became extremely popular for that reason. </p><p><br /></p><p>So I look at the current popularity of toned coins as being the result of collectors becoming better educated to where they understand toning for what it is - a sign of originality, besides being very pretty. To a large degree the internet is responsible for this for without it many people would never even see these examples of toned coins. And the greater exposure has led to greater undserstanding, more education and sophistication.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now will taste change in the future ? Possibly, things always seem to change. But I rather think that once educated people tend to stay educated and they help others new and old become educated. Because of this I expect the desire for originality in the coins we collect to become even stronger in the future.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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