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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 525380, member: 15309&quot;]Ben,</p><p><br /></p><p>Prior to the 1990&#039;s toned coins still sold for premiums to advanced collectors.&nbsp; The premiums were much slimmer but they existed.&nbsp; BTW, the 1980&#039;s is almost 20 years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was not really talking about vivid modern toned coins.&nbsp; I already stated that this specific case is lunacy.&nbsp; Also, I stated more than once that this seller juices his photos, so we can expect the coin not to be as vivid as the photos depict.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know what caused this dime to tone that way but I will say it has nothing to do with the dime.&nbsp; It has everything to do with the environment the dime was in.&nbsp; It really makes no difference if the coin is AT or NT, once PCGS slabbed the thing and called it market acceptable, all but the most discerning toning enthusiasts will consider the coin as such and bid accordingly.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not defending the originality of this coin and since I lost the auction, I don&#039;t really care.&nbsp; However, I find it ironic that I post a modern piece of crap that sells for over 30X wholesale proving the strength of the present toned coin market and am immediately told the toned coin market is going to crash soon.</p><p><br /></p><p>Paul[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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