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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Andrew McCabe, post: 4895540, member: 90666&quot;]Natural old cabinet tone is especially valued by high end ancients collectors because they are a signal of old provenance, which is very important for the freedom to transfer coins across borders, donate to museums etc, and to resell for much higher prices. The tone doesn&#039;t directly indicate provenance but indicates a coin where one might reasonably expect to find a provenance within a year or so of exhaustive research. Specialists know very well the difference between natural old toning, and artificial. Natural toning in combination with decades or centuries of wear results in tiny but important variations in toning between more and less exposed areas of a coin. Sometimes one sees evidence of a coin being displayed obverse side up in a tray. So I have to disagree with those who say you can easily artificially tone a coin. You can,&nbsp; but not to deceive me[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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