Artificial toning

artificial toning
Adding color(s) to a coin by various treatments with chemicals, heat and other methods in an attempt to increase its value.

Artificial Toning - The process of artificially, ehancing a coins color or look through chemical or extreme heat/cold means. Typically a bluish or dark brown color. Many times toned coins are spotty.

Artificial Toning - Coloration added to a coin by treatment with chemicals or other "doctoring".
As - Bronze coin.
Assay - A test to ascertain the fineness and weight of a precious metal.

Artificial Toning - a coin by a treatment added to the coin with chemicals for coloration
Attribute - characteristics of a coin; (the country of origin, denomination, series, date, mintmark ect.) ...

Artificial toning
Tarnish appearing on a coin caused by purposeful improper storage to create the surface colors now appearing on that coin.
Assay
A destructive test through which the purity of metal can be determined.

artificial toning: fake colors on a coin that usually hide flaws.
attribute: a special characteristic of a coin or the act of identifying a coin.
attribution: the variety of a coin according to specialized reference works.

artificial toning
Coloring added to the surface of a coin by the use of chemicals or heat.
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Artificial Toning
This is another attempt at fraud where someone tries to enhance a coins color or look with extreme heat/cold or chemicals. It is usually a dark brown or bluish color and often looks spotty.

ARTIFICIAL TONING
Man-made colour with the aid of chemicals and accomplished over a relatively short time (minutes to weeks). Usually done in deliberate attempt to conceal poor quality lustre, wear, hairlines
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Artificial toning
Color added to the surface of a coin by heat and/or chemicals.
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Coloring applied to the surface of a coin, either by chemicals and/or heat, for the purpose of hiding hairlines and other flaws or to resemble the natural oxidation process that can increase a coin's desirability.

Artificial Toning - Changing the color or appearance of a coin by various treatments with chemicals, heat and other methods in an attempt to increase its value.

Artificial Toning
Unnatural coloration of coin by applying chemicals or other treatments. Done to mimic natural toning. See also Natural Toning and Toning.
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Artificial toning?
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Alexander III (1249-1286) silver penny.

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This deliberate artificial toning will not adhere to the abraded surface of a cleaned coin in the same way that it would to the original coin metal. The artificial toning will lack depth and the colors may appear to be "painted" or applied by crayons.

Coins with Colour- Artificial Toning on Coins
2010 20c Remembering the Lost Soldiers of Fromelles
Alterered First Day Covers and PNC's
2000 dated 1999 The Last Anzacs One Dollar with a mintmark ...

Almost Full Bell Lines AFS Almost Full Steps AFH Almost Full Head AG About Good ANACS American Numismatic Association Certification Service ARR Arrows, added to design to indicate change in coin's weight AT Artificial Toning, ...

Although I haven't seen a definition for "artificial toning" in print, it seems to refer to a type of toning produced by heat, chemicals, or other substances and applied to a coin over a short period of time. Natural toning tends to be irregular.

Questionable Toning/Color - This was formerly referred to as ARTIFICIAL toning or color, but since there is so much controversy and subjectivity about this, the designation was changed.

In our experience, coins which have had their surfaces altered either by harsh cleaning; improper or excessive dipping; artificial toning; whizzing; damaged or defaced; ...

The ability to detect cleaning, artificial toning, repaired and engraved coins also enters into the picture. I will not attempt to enter into this argument for this article.

Altered - An altered coin has been tampered with in some way after leaving the Mint, generally for the purpose of increasing its value to collectors. Typical altering involves adding or removing a mintmark or adding artificial toning to enhance ...

Scores of such coins were foisted off on the boobs before a hue and cry ended the practice. Whizzed coins soon became impossible to sell, and the whizzers moved on to greener pastures. Perhaps they switched to artificial toning or puttying or other ...

toning, which seldom looks natural, and the chemicals used may have long term detrimental effects. Such coins should be discounted. Unfortunately, only experience can teach one the difference between natural and artificial toning.

artificial toning A method used to change the look of a coin by using chemicals or heat. as (Plural: asses) Bronze or orichalcum coins of the Roman republic.

artificial toning - changing the color or surface tone of a coin by applying chemicals, heat, or treating a coin with something. Done to make the coin appear natural or unusual, or to cover up signs that the coin has been cleaned or polished.

Perhaps they switched to artificial toning or other more lucrative games. [See Toning] Wonder Coin See Blazer. Kevin Lipton bandied this one and it was heard throughout the 1970s, the term being one of his favorites.

See also: Coin, Toning, Dollar, Grading, Grade