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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rick, post: 53636, member: 1235&quot;]I think this thread will get some really interesting responses. How toning effects value is completely up to the collector - I don&#039;t know if it will ever increase the value, but it can sometimes decrease the value to some collectors. Some think it is evironmental damage on the surface of the coin. Others, like me, love good toning. There is such a thing as good toning and bad toning... and artificial toning - all depending on how it effects the eye appeal of any given coin.&nbsp; If you like it, and it appears generally pleasing to the eye, it may not effect the value - and I suppose I could see instances where dealers and sellers feel it adds value, that&#039;s up to the buyer.&nbsp; Artificial toning is always bad.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As to whether it happens to all coins eventually depends on how the coin is stored. because it happens through chemical reactions to air and light. If you look at a coin that was stored in a whitmann folder, it will have more toning on one side, due to only one side being exposed, while the other side was protected.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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