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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4894004, member: 110226&quot;]My understanding is that cabinet toning is a fairly subtle, grey to brownish toning that a coin acquires over years of storage in a cabinet.&nbsp; The toning is caused by the wood vapors that mix in the air, making the coins darken evenly over time.</p><p><br /></p><p>The silver dollar is quite gaudy.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know if it is the photograph, but it looks artificial to me - just to bright and splotchy.&nbsp; Now some silver dollars did acquire multiple color toning after storage in canvas bags.&nbsp; Perhaps that is the case with the silver dollar, I don&#039;t know.</p><p><br /></p><p>All metals, except gold (pure gold, that is), oxidize over time, including this 50 reales from Segovia, 1635, which has acquired a nice grey and brown tone to both sides - a beauty - long may she reign.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1181142[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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