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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 489736, member: 13650&quot;]<b>AT pics</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an example of what I would say is AT and uncalled for.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is not market acceptable.&nbsp; While this may be an obvious example, it&#039;s one to look for none-the-less.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; These are all offered from the same seller:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; <img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/ATCoins/ATMorgan1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/ATCoins/ATMorgan2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Now, some may defend this picture and say, &quot;this could have happened naturally in an album.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then we see this seller is selling another Morgan, with the exact same color and pattern.&nbsp; This being a CC and the current bid being over $100.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; <img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/ATCoins/ATMorganCC3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/ATCoins/ATMorganCC4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Then, some may say these could have been in the same album with the same result.&nbsp; Look further into his coins for sale and you&#039;ll find this:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;<img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/ATCoins/ATFranklin.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Along with several other halves, commemoratives and quarters all exhibiting the same pattern, on both sides.&nbsp; These, you can safely assume were doctored and I wouldn&#039;t purchase them.&nbsp; Although there are people bidding on them.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Now, to use these as an example, should you come across one individually...&nbsp; I am no toning expert.&nbsp; But notice how there&#039;s really no transition of colors from orange to magenta to blue.&nbsp; It&#039;s mainly just blue.&nbsp; These may be easy examples but I&#039;ve seen several other individual examples, some at a coin show I recently attended.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;One coin I looked at had the outside edge pattern like this, but it was pure blue, like a water color.&nbsp; No other colors.&nbsp; The same on both sides, with what looked like a bubble that had popped in it.&nbsp; And the seller was trying to pass it off as a naturally toned coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Others won&#039;t be so obvious but maybe they would fall into the &quot;market acceptable&quot; category. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I likely will stay away from these edge toned coins altogether.&nbsp; I like to see the outline of where another coin was laying against the toned coin and protected it in the bag.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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