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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 2115071, member: 15309&quot;]It isn&#039;t silly at all.&nbsp; Chinese counterfeits present a much bigger threat to numismatics than artificially toned coins.&nbsp; And if you don&#039;t think there are people in the US who are proliferating these coins in the US market for a quick profit, you are the one who is silly!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>Just so we are clear, are you calling me a coin doctor or a fence?&nbsp; If I am neither, which dealers are you talking about?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So what!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The seller linked above isn&#039;t fooling anybody.&nbsp; Even the OP said the coin was &quot;obviously artificial.&quot;&nbsp; That means that the OP is not talking about the E-Bay cooks who are baking their own ridiculously toned coins.&nbsp; However, he does state in the OP that &quot;I guess PCGS doesn&#039;t have the nerve to say these coins are AT (artificially toned).&quot;&nbsp; This leads me to believe that he is talking about dealers who specialize in certified rainbow toned coins.&nbsp; You guys don&#039;t get to make inflammatory blanket statements that encompass a lot of people who have nothing to do with the practice of artificially toning coins and get away without explaining yourselves.&nbsp; If you or the OP thinks that a particular dealer is selling certified AT coins, I want to know exactly who you are talking about.&nbsp; And if you refuse, I will just assume that you have no proof and would rather not libel a specific dealer on a public forum.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The number of AT coins that sneak into PCGS and NGC slabs is extremely small.&nbsp; The most egregious example that I recall is an ASE that was graded AT by ICG and ended up in a problem free PCGS holder.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Silver%20Eagles/scam3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I submit the monstrosity shown above will not drive a huge premium, despite the fact that it is in PCGS plastic, if it still resides there.&nbsp; If you have photos of obvious AT coins in NGC or PCGS plastic, feel free to show them.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On it&#039;s own, it is prudent advice.&nbsp; Followed by the post made by the OP, it is garbage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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