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<p>[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 689979, member: 2972"]That's not all I got from your post, but that is the logical conclusion that I drew from this line of logic:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What I take from the above comment is that we should ignore intent (i.e. "the means") and focus on the toning (i.e. "the ends"). Said another way (and if I'm following you), it doesn't matter if the toning was natural/artifical or intended/unintended -- just look at the coin and judge it on your own likes/dislikes. That simply a conclusion that I am willing to draw because it essentially gives carte blanche to (a) deceive people into spending lots of money on coins that they believe are natural/unintentional, and (b) decrease the value of the natural/unintentional coins already in the marketplace (through an increased supply of ready-made AT coins).</p><p><br /></p><p>If I've misinterpreted your comments or drawn the wrong conclusion, I'm all ears. Alternatively, if you'd like to let this discussion end with us agreeing to disagree, that's OK too, and I appreciate the opportunity to explain myself. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Take care...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 689979, member: 2972"]That's not all I got from your post, but that is the logical conclusion that I drew from this line of logic: What I take from the above comment is that we should ignore intent (i.e. "the means") and focus on the toning (i.e. "the ends"). Said another way (and if I'm following you), it doesn't matter if the toning was natural/artifical or intended/unintended -- just look at the coin and judge it on your own likes/dislikes. That simply a conclusion that I am willing to draw because it essentially gives carte blanche to (a) deceive people into spending lots of money on coins that they believe are natural/unintentional, and (b) decrease the value of the natural/unintentional coins already in the marketplace (through an increased supply of ready-made AT coins). If I've misinterpreted your comments or drawn the wrong conclusion, I'm all ears. Alternatively, if you'd like to let this discussion end with us agreeing to disagree, that's OK too, and I appreciate the opportunity to explain myself. :) Take care...Mike[/QUOTE]
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