Rainbow Toning vs. Artificial Toning

Hodge

Does Rainbow toning form on zinc coins naturally? Also How to spot fakes Vs real toning?

may

Toning can form, just not ultra-rainbow-y. (most of the time)

Hodge

What do you think about this ?

Hodge

Better look at the color

Vasanti

That’s the rare “bottom of the cup holder under the decaying McDonald’s cup” toning profile.

Hodge

@Vasanti unfortunate 🤣🤣

MasonG

With all due respect, it looks like something was spilled on the coin. I would venture to guess that most people would consider it unattractive at best.

Hodge

I appreciate it, still learning a lot. First encounter with a coin of such color, now I know for the future. 👍

Fraz

Fresh outta the oven:

may

Maybe someone spilled some coke on it? Here is 2 of my toning experiments. The green one is copper, the colorful one is zinc.

jmlanzaf

Oh dear god, not again. LOL

"Rainbow toning" is a function of varying thickness of the oxide or sulfide layer. It could form on almost anything...including oil on a puddle.

MasonG

@jmlanzaf said:
Oh dear god, not again. LOL

"Rainbow toning" is a function of varying thickness of the oxide or sulfide layer. It could form on almost anything...including oil on a puddle.

I'm afraid that ship has sailed. At this point in time, "rainbow toning" = "anything with a color on it that it wasn't made with".

OAKSTAR

@jmlanzaf said:
Oh dear god, not again. LOL

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I always thought it was toning vs. damage! 😂 🤣

Jzyskowski1

This was recently discussed and resolved. The only difference between AT and NT is intent. Period, the end. Back to the turkey 😀

MFeld

@Jzyskowski1 said:
This was recently discussed and resolved. The only difference between AT and NT is intent. Period, the end. Back to the turkey 😀

If you’ve discussed it and resolved it with yourself and as far as you’re concerned, intent is the only difference, I’m happy for you. But that’s not the case for many of the rest of us.

ricko

@Fraz ... Will you label those coins as 'Turkey Tarnish'??? Cheers, RickO