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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1608941, member: 15309&quot;]We need to dumb down everything for you.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The premiums for toned coins are the result of the open market.&nbsp; There are no price guides, therefore, the premiums can&#039;t be artificially inflated.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please explain why a 33% premium is acceptable but a 300-400% premium is not without using &quot;because I said so.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There are millions of untoned nickels that didn&#039;t make it to Teletrade because their value is so low that they are not worth selling on that venue.&nbsp; So to say that half of all Jefferson Nickels are rainbow toned is utterly ridiculous, but that is par for the course for you.&nbsp; The toning premium for each coin can only be evaluated on a coin by coin basis.&nbsp; Some common date rainbow toned MS64 Morgan Dollars are worth $90, some $150, some $300, some $500, and some have values in the thousands of dollars.&nbsp; When you say is it not okay to pay $500 for a Morgan Dollar worth $90, I assume what you mean is that the buyer will be buried in the coin and be unable to recoup their investment.&nbsp; Is that correct?</p><p><br /></p><p>The fact is that the number of rainbow toned coin for any series is very very low.&nbsp; Is it below 1%?&nbsp; For some series, it certainly is below 1%.&nbsp; And Jefferson Nickels are one of those series.&nbsp; You see Tim, you don&#039;t even understand where toned coins come from.&nbsp; Furthermore, you simply ignore all of the coins that are not slabbed.&nbsp; In 1964, both the Philadelphia and Denver mints produced over 1 Billion Jefferson Nickels.&nbsp; Now ask yourself, how many rainbow toned Jefferson Nickels have you seen dated 1964?</p><p><br /></p><p>How do you know the premiums for toned coins are continuing to rise?&nbsp; And in your expert opinion, when will the bubble burst?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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