What is the hardest color to naturally tone

On Lincoln cents?

 

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On most coins, attractive blues and greens are almost always the rarest. A bright electric blue is extremely rare and popular, and a strong neon green or lime green is spectacular. Here are some coins I used to own with the blues and greens I'm talking about:

 

Here's my closest.

 

That coin is not naturally toned. It has been exposed to some sort of chemicals or heat. Maybe both.

 

Here's my lonely 1958 Lincoln.

 

The toughest tone is probably on a recent coin; many old coins have toning but it’s tough to find a 10 year old coin with any level of color at all.

I found that placing westward journey nickels into a Specific Whitman folder Led to some reasonably golden tones