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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ziggy29, post: 17435, member: 1113&quot;]Toned coins aren&#039;t considered &quot;damaged&quot; in the eyes of most collectors and dealers if the toning is considered to be &quot;natural&quot;; that is, a gradual chemical process, usually over the course of many years, whereby the environment around the coin allows chemical reactions to occur on the surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the toning is &quot;artificial,&quot; something intended to bring funky color to a coin by other than a gradual process by mere exposure to the elements, the coin is considered &quot;damaged goods&quot; like a coin that&#039;s been cleaned, whizzed or polished.</p><p><br /></p><p>Toning, by itself, neither increases nor decreases the grade of the coin.&nbsp; There is intense competition for the most spectacular of the naturally toned specimens; many times you can get 3-5 times the typical &quot;book value&quot; or more with the right toning.&nbsp; Other folks don&#039;t like toned coins much and would not pay a premium.&nbsp; There&#039;s really no way to objectively quantify toning with a number like a mint state grade, so it&#039;s up to the wallets and opinions on &quot;eye appeal&quot; on a person-by-person basis.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s also this strong market for toned coins that is unfortunately sending a lot of perfectly good non-toned coins to the ovens.&nbsp; I appreciate nice natural toning as much as anyone, but I really want the mania over toning to subside a bit because I&#039;m tired of seeing some really nice and desirable coins being ruined by someone hoping to make a killing on bogus toning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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