(((I know I'll probably get reamed out from you guys for asking this, but rest assured that 99% of the business I do with coins is from purchasing them, not selling. I'm only interested in this topic for my personal education))) Searching around on eBay reveals TONS of fake-toned silver and copper coins. However, some of them resemble the same toning technique while others reveal a different one. It's obviously apparent from the images they give. So what types of fake-toning methods are out there?
You may answer your own question by entering "toned coins on google". Talking toning tricks is not a very welcome subject here as I'm sure you know. It has to do with ethics which is perfectly understandable.
MS70, baking or heating coins. Lots of methods - get penny whimsy it talks some about copper. Dellars Darkener is another. You can also search on this forum for toning or cleaning and see a myriad of threads on the topic. About all I recall off the top of my head.
Though i dont collect alot of coins mostly paper using a small butane torch I have heard is what people use to acheive the advancement of toning not Very ethical in my opinion!!
Almost like asking how many different coins there are on Earth. There are virtually thousands of methods to tone a coin. If you want, you could just try a lot of them, write a book on how they turned out and make a fortune. Wonder why no one has yet? Many dish soaps if left on a coin will start to tone that coin. Most dish soaps are different so try all of them Heat on a stove will tone a coin. Gas stoves and electric one will give you different results. Spitting on a coin and leaving it outside will do a bit there also. Some have place coins inside an egg, potato, tomato, etc. and have attained some different tones. Many try a paper bag with onions and hard boiled eggs inside with the coins. Place on a battery inside a car, placed in a flower pot, gun bluing solutions and on and on and on will have some types of toning.
