Much has been written on the topic of toning on coins, particularly on silver coins. Is toning to be avoided in favor of untoned coins? Or is some or a lot of toning worth a significant premium? For the most part, this seems to be a matter of collector preference. Recently, I found a string of collector and dealer comments on this topic on CoinTalk under the title of “Toning: For It or Not?”
The original poster (OP) began his query with a list of questions. His first question was “Do you like toned coins?” If you answered yes, then he wanted to know if you prefer particular colors more than others. There were further
