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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Coinchemistry 2012, post: 2116157, member: 28107&quot;]In order to avoid being scammed, know what you are doing and you&#039;ll be fine.&nbsp; Many collectors are intimidated by true monster toned Morgan Dollars; however, there are several ways to authenticate the toning based on progression, pattern, elevation chromatics, and other clues.&nbsp; And Morgans do tone wild colors because of how they were stored - in canvas bags, in vaults that had moisture problems until the beginning of the 20th century when the treasury department fixed the problems it had, and prior to 1901 coal was used as a heat source producing a source of sulfur that promoted and accelerated toning.&nbsp; And my source of information on the storage conditions is from Roger Burdette.&nbsp; This produced ideal conditions for the bag toned Morgans that are offered on the market.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for your comments that DMPL coins cannot be faked, this is not true.&nbsp; As has been alluded to, some people will use bondo or oils to attempt to create a cameo effect, and polishing of the fields can create artificial mirrors.&nbsp; Now you might argue that these should be obvious, but the tale tell signs of manipulation on these would be just as obvious to you as AT coins are to a collector who truly understands toning and the toned coin market.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last, regarding the silver eagles, there are some that have toned because of the way that they were stored, and the PCI holders have provided some bullseye toning.&nbsp; Nevertheless, there are several pieces out there in TPG plastic that I don&#039;t care for and believe are suspect as well.&nbsp; The bottom line for me is I could care less whether the ASEs are market acceptable or not, I don&#039;t like them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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