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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 726326, member: 15309&quot;]Martin,</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t doubt that you believe what you are saying, but it simply isn&#039;t true despite your non-scientific experiments.&nbsp; Many AT coins will continue to turn over time.&nbsp; I believe that almost all of these coins that exhibit this behavior were toned with the application of chemicals to the surface of the coin that was not properly removed after the coin doctor experiment is completed.&nbsp; I am happy to provide you with an example of an AT coin that I have been monitoring for over 3 years now.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b><span style="color: Blue">1963 Artificially Toned Franklin Half Dollar</span></b></font></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Original Seller Photo (Taken 6/19/06)</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Franklin%20Half%20Dollars/FranklinHalfDollar1963ATSeller.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>While the photo is juice, it did accurately portray the appearance of the coin in hand which at the time exhibited a predominantly pink patina with blue highlights.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>My photo (Taken 6/30/08)</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Franklin%20Half%20Dollars/FranklinHalfDollar1963AT.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Taken last year, the coin had turned dramatically as the toning continued to advance.&nbsp; The appearance at this point was mostly blue with some violet highlights.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>My photo (Taken 10/31/09)</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Franklin%20Half%20Dollars/FranklinHalfDollar1963AT103109.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I just took this photo and it is fitting that today is Halloween because this coin has become scary.&nbsp; The coin presently displays predominantly violet in the areas that were once pink then blue.&nbsp; The coin was stored in an intercept shield 2x2 for the last few years in case you were wondering.&nbsp; There is no doubt this coin is AT and it is indisputable that the coin is turning over time.</p><p><br /></p><p>I really don&#039;t know what your experiment proves.&nbsp; Are you saying the the silver sulfide layer formed during an AT process is flame retardent?&nbsp; Standing by your statement that AT coins don&#039;t turn while NT coins do calls into question your ability to discern NT from AT in the first place IMO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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