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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 266342, member: 112&quot;]Because it is a natural process. It is the nature of metal to tone, can&#039;t be stopped unless you store the metal in an airtight and inert environment.</p><p><br /></p><p>By some it has always been considered to be a positive thing. But it never really became popular until coin forums like this one came along. Then those few collectors who had always collected toned coins began posting pictures of what they thought were beautiful coins. Soon others who viewed those coins began to see them the same way - they thought they were beautiful too. And the popularity of toned coins grew.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then more advanced collectors began to explain that a naturally toned coin had an original skin - that proved that the coin had never been messed with or dipped. That originality also appealed to many collectors and the popularity of toned coins grew some more. It has never in the history of collecting been as popular as it is now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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