AT vs NT vs AcT?

lsica

Having a coin tone after being decades in an album, or a bag, or a roll is NT

Cooking it in the oven or mixing with stuff from a chemistry set overnight is AT

What about something like wrapping it in tissue paper and leaving it out in the sun for several weeks?

Is that AcT (Accelerated Toning)?

kryptonitecomics

Yes.....could be market acceptable but it is still in essence an artificially toned coin becuase it had help

poorguy

It's Naturally Enhanced: NE toning.

pharmer

Intent is the key. Albums, bags, etc are intended for storage of coins. The intent of the tissue paper was to tone a coin.

ABC123

Who can tell with any degree of certainty. Not NGC nor PCGS. But their guess is better than ours !

lsica

<< <i>Intent is the key. Albums, bags, etc are intended for storage of coins. The intent of the tissue paper was to tone a coin >>



So what if I store a coin in an album that I happen to know is very reactive, and close the album and put it away for a LOOOOOONG time (several years)

My "intent" is to tone, but the environment and time frame is "natural".

pharmer

There you go. You state your intent is to tone. Your intent was not storage.

bushmaster8

It's a grey area. (or a brown area, depending on how you tissue paper was previously used).

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