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<p>[QUOTE="longshot, post: 2735284, member: 76266"]Well the debate will surely go on. I've experimented with A/T to educate myself and will certainly agree that it is not difficult to quickly put some toning, sometimes even respectable looking toning, on a silver coin.</p><p>But to me the other side of the debate says that a 100+ year old coin will have toning. When I see a blast white vintage coin I know, I just know, that somebody, somewhere, dunked it in a can of e z est. That's not a crime, I've seen coins that certainly were improved by a dip.</p><p>Arguably, though, there is something not quite right, not quite correct, about an old but untoned coin.</p><p>If you like them bright, that's fine. Where I'm at in the game, I will generally choose a coin with light to moderate toning. My choice, my thinking, but I respect other opinions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="longshot, post: 2735284, member: 76266"]Well the debate will surely go on. I've experimented with A/T to educate myself and will certainly agree that it is not difficult to quickly put some toning, sometimes even respectable looking toning, on a silver coin. But to me the other side of the debate says that a 100+ year old coin will have toning. When I see a blast white vintage coin I know, I just know, that somebody, somewhere, dunked it in a can of e z est. That's not a crime, I've seen coins that certainly were improved by a dip. Arguably, though, there is something not quite right, not quite correct, about an old but untoned coin. If you like them bright, that's fine. Where I'm at in the game, I will generally choose a coin with light to moderate toning. My choice, my thinking, but I respect other opinions.[/QUOTE]
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