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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1586736, member: 15309&quot;]Lance,</p><p><br /></p><p>There is no doubt that there are thousands of Morgan Dollars that display more vibrant and colorful toning than the TT coin shown by the OP.&nbsp; But every coin in that link displays toning that is consistent with patterns and color schemes that are considered &quot;market acceptable&quot; as a result of either bag, album, or EOR toning.&nbsp; When you said you could show us more extreme examples, I think we all were/are expecting to see slabbed toned Morgans with toning patterns that are unique like the coin in the OP.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/nk1nk/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The only coin that I have ever owned that comes close to this is a coin from the Binion Hoard with similar blue coloration and extremely strange pattern.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Morgan%20Dollars%204%20Sale/MD1884-ONGCMS63.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have no idea how either of these coins developed their toning, but I fear that both would be in danger of ending up in GENUINE slabs if cracked and resubmitted.&nbsp; So while the TPG&#039;s may have considered these two coins &quot;market acceptable&quot; at the time of grading, I personally do not consider them &quot;market accpetable.&quot;&nbsp; Now I don&#039;t want to come off as one of those collectors who admonishes others for collecting what they like.&nbsp; To the contrary, the AT vs NT issue is a never ending debate that can really only be solved by an individual collector deciding that he either likes the toning or not regardless of the originality of the toning.&nbsp; That said, the &quot;market acceptability&quot; of the toning will weigh heavily on the liquidity of the coin at sale time and paying huge premiums for questionably toned coins is a very risky way to spend your numismatic funds.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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