Do you really believe that 50% of all market acceptable rainbow toned coins are AT? If so, put the kool-aid down, and stop letting the paranoia that follows this topic get to you. While some people like Doug might know some coin doctors who claim to be able to recreate NT patterns, it is much more rare than the general coin collecting public believes. Case in point. How many members of this forum other than Doug know someone who can AT a coin and get them slabbed consistently?
~50 PCGS coins listed in the last 90 day as MOnster toned avg price ~$150 ~50 NGC listed - avg ~$240! ~200 Morgan monster excluding PCGS and NGC avg $132 any conjecture?
Depends. There is a lot more to it than just the coin folder or album. It depends on the coin itself, the temperature, the humidity, where you live, the air content, the type of heating and cooling systems in your home, what you cook, the cleaning products you use in your home, if anybody wears cologne - there are literally hundreds of things that have an effect on how a coin will tone.
I have them beat on lab instrumentation and equipment. And, unlike PCGS, I actually know what they do, how to use them and how to interpret the results.
I believe you, knowing your background. I suspect you are the elite of the elite, so...... Can you tell any difference? Jim
I know more than one (although I'm not quite sure how you would define consistently). One uses chemicals on copper. Another uses albums and a small amount of heat. No, I will not be naming names.
Pretty coins sell for more money? No conjecture necessary, but rather simply the reality of the coin market.
Well, thanks for all the replies. I am always debating/discussing with dealers how allowable it is to do some of these things.
I sincerely hope that as a numismatic instructor, your message to newbies is that any attempt to tone a coin qualifies as "Artificial".
