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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1599128, member: 15309&quot;]So you consider a coin that toned over the course of 10 years manufactured.&nbsp; I guess that makes me a coin doctor.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; I placed this dipped Barber Quarter in a Dansco and voila, 5 years later, artificial toning!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Barber%20Quarters/BQ1897BU-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Calling it a toned coin craze pretty much tells us all we need to know about your opinion on the subject.&nbsp; It is a market, not a craze, not a fad, not a fleeting fancy.&nbsp; And while there are highs and lows over the course of time, it is just as stable as any other numismatic market.&nbsp; That said, your point to the OP is valid.&nbsp; The toned coin market is tantamount to the deep end of the numismatic pool because there are no established price guides and it is easy for an inexperienced collector to get buried.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t agree with his impulse buy either.&nbsp; I don&#039;t like the coin, toning, or the price.&nbsp; But I don&#039;t feel it is my job to ensure that every member of this forum avoids making mistakes.&nbsp; If he had asked my opinion prior to buying the coin, I would have advised him to pass, but I am not going to beat him up after he pulled the trigger.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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