Who in this forum will HONESTLY attest to being a TONE doctor...
razorface1027
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and tell me what strategies you took to attain better toning on coins. Amidst my quest to tone coins, I've encountered nothing but failure, thus far. HELP ME! ...PLEASE!
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Sorry Placid...But I already have done that, of course, to no avail. Gimme' somethin' new Placid.
Put folder on the top shelf in your closet.
Wait ten years. Remove coin from holder.
Check coins, if inner (covered) coin surface is toned Ok, then push out the coin and put it back into the holder backwards.
In some environments one of both sides may tone at different rates.
Put back in closet.
Wait ten years.
If the coins haven't toned sufficiently, simply put back into the closet and wait an additional ten years.
If you live in a smoggy polluted environment, you may only have to wait a few years.
Another method is to get a old style felt lined wooden coin display case. The coins tend to tone nicely over the years on the bottom side first.
A Dansco coin album might work OK. but it would tend to work best on the coins in the corners, not in the middle so much.
If you have access to a old style large below ground bank vault. The humidity can help a lot, keep the coins in Whittman folders in the safety deposit box in the old style bank vaults. You can get some nice toned coins after ten years or so, maybe less.
For Morgan dollars, an alternate is to put the coins in an old mint canvas bag, put the bag away for 80-90 years and you'll get similar results - It helps if you have several bags stacked on top of one another - that way you'll get some coins with those little textile dots - not sure of the exact environmental conditions - you'd have to check with the various Federal reserve offices that formerly stored Morgan dollars in that fashion, or you might try the Continental Bank office - they might be able to give you some helpful information - but overall I think the key is time, patience and the right storage conditions!
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I set it on a windowsill that faces south. It has been about two years now without being moved. It has toned dramatically on the obverse which is facing up.
Only problem is that the toning is that lovely brown/gold, though just recently I've seen a bit of blue creeping in from the edges. So far the toning is primarily in the fields.
I wouldn't call it a success story at this point.
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