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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 1088902, member: 15199&quot;]I think they feel it is less expensive if they do themselves, so if they sell it is more profit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since there is no test for AT, especially good AT, they have a chance of getting an AT coin anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>The majority are in it for the money, rather than esthetics.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is no law or regulation preventing the manufacture and selling of AT coins, as long as it is not represented as NT</p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">I expect a change towards AT coins in the future as those making them start representing them as art ( a whole different set of rules) and openly selling them as their art ( toning) on found objects ( coins). This would be similar to hobo nickels, the &quot;made&quot; 1964-D Peace dollar, etc. The precedence is there, just time will tell. </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Jim</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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