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Message:: [QUOTE="Liberty1913, post: 1418368, member: 33278"]Toning and other fads Over the years I have seen fads for toned, bright, whizzed, acid treated, and other forms of coin treatment.  My first experience with toned coins was when the Redfield hoard of silver dollars was released. They sold at a nice premium over non-toned dollars. It seemed like collectors were into the nice rainbow toning on the coins more than the grades.  Many of the ones I saw had lots of bag marks and by today's standard were way over graded. Anyone remember when some people were whizzing Morgan dollars and putting acid on the raised parts of the coins.  They looked like fully frosted proof dollars.  I was in a coin shop when an older gentleman brought in a set of these treated dollars that were in a capital plastic holder.  It was a set of all the Carson City Morgans and the holder was the shape of Nevada. The dealer explained what the gentleman had but the man did not want to believe him. From the man's reaction I figured the man had lost a lot of money.  That was an eye opener for me. Read the books and buy what you like.  My rule of thumb is "If you are not satisfied with the coin (item) when you buy it you will never be satisfied with the coin (item)."[/QUOTE]