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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 660284, member: 112&quot;]Toning has always been popular among a select group of collectors. But toning began to achieve mainstream popularity in 2002. It really took off in 2003-04. </p><p><br /></p><p>Prior to that, &quot;blast white&quot; was all the rage. And there is still a very large contingent of collectors who prefer blast white.</p><p><br /></p><p>The thing to remember about toning is that not everybody likes it because of the &quot;pretty colors&quot;. I would guess that fully half of those who prefer toning do so because it indicates originality - a coin that has not been messed with or dipped.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you can find a coin older than 20 years old that is balst white, then you can pretty much bet the farm that coin has been dipped.</p><p><br /></p><p>And don&#039;t forget, what a great many people think is blast white - really isn&#039;t blast white. Every single coin ever struck begins to tone the moment it leaves the coin press. The very first beginnings of toning are subtle shades of grey (on silver or nickel) that the only the discerning eye will even see. </p><p><br /></p><p>With copper it is much easier to see, but copper is the most reactive of our coinage metals. But even then, only those who are quite familiar with copper will see the first stages of toning because it is so subtle.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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