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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RaceBannon, post: 1208936, member: 25357&quot;]Not surprised to hear that it was a fake. As I said in my first post, the toning seemed &quot;off&quot;. Now that I look at the newest set of photos you posted, I realize that the toning pattern is similair to other &quot;toning&quot; I&#039;ve seen on Chinese fakes. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s hard to accurately describe what is wrong with it, it&#039;s almost as if they try to replicate album toning, notice how it&#039;s darker towards the rims and in the outer portion of the fields, yet the raised liberty&#039;s face is not as toned. Yet unlike the natural toning progression, in which the fields are usually somewhat uniformly toned, or you might see a crescent of toning in sharp contrast with an untoned field, the toning seems to fade almost too uniformly in a circular pattern towards the center of the coin. And then you&#039;ve got an identical toning pattern on the reverse almost as if someone rubbed the center of the coin to remove toning. Look at the eagle&#039;s wingtips on the reverse, both have toning that starts roughly at the same spot, the top 1/3 of the wing or so.&nbsp; I&#039;m probably doing a lousy job describing it, but if you&#039;ve seen plenty of naturally toned Morgans, you&#039;ll know what I&#039;m talking about.</p><p>The toning progression just doesn&#039;t look right to me. It&#039;s almost too perfect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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