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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 151151, member: 3011&quot;]Toning occurs naturally on silver as a chemical reaction with the air and any other compounds that the coin comes into contact with.&nbsp; So in the long run it cannot be prevented, and it might pay to learn to like it [i.e., &quot;embrace the horror!&quot;].&nbsp; Some people like it a lot, and will pay a premium for &quot;wild&quot; toning or other visually pleasant forms of toning.&nbsp; Wild toning can be imparted to a coin artificially in order to help hide any flaws on the surface and raise the value of the coin; but I personally don&#039;t know the methods used.&nbsp; Others prefer &quot;blast white&quot; coins, but about the only way to obtain a 100+ year old blast white silver coin is to dip it, which makes it a cleaned coin, although if professionally done it may not impair the value or prevent it from being slabbed and receive a high grade. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m sure others here can explain it better.&nbsp; My personal preference is for Morgan dollars with a natural light grey toning and clean surfaces.&nbsp; To me, it just looks like the way an old coin should look.&nbsp; Morgans with wild toning look too much like the artificially colorized coins sold in some places.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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