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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 771900, member: 15309&quot;]Based on those photos, I would have to agree that the coin looks naturally toned.&nbsp; Usually doctored coins have more than monochromatic album toning which drives no premium.&nbsp; Remember the two reasons to artificially tone a coin are to hide surface problems and increase eye appeal in order to charge a premium.&nbsp; Simple russet/violet peripheral toning can&#039;t possibly achieve either of those two goals.&nbsp; Having said that, it very well could be a failed attempt by a coin doctor who gave up and didn&#039;t dip the coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I agree that PCGS has tightened it&#039;s standards significantly since introducing genuine grading.&nbsp; In the days of body bagging, they could simply grade those they considered market acceptable and body bag the rest without any harm to their reputation.&nbsp; Now that every coin, NT, QT, and AT will end up in a PCGS slab, they need to be very certain that the toning is NT in order to maintain consumer confidence.&nbsp; The result is a stricter standard for toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>It bears mentioning that this analysis is based on small and not very revealing photos.&nbsp; It is entirely possible that in hand, the reason for the AT determination may be much more evident.&nbsp; As far as what to do, I would chalk it up as a lesson and choose already graded examples when purchasing toned coins in the future.&nbsp; Resubmitting it is throwing good money after bad IMO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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