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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bsowa1029, post: 3237510, member: 34652&quot;]I think market acceptability standards are probably created mostly through discussions like the one in this thread and many others on this and other forums and even on different platforms such as Instagram. Also, discussions at coin shows and coin clubs.</p><p>People will discuss what looks good and what looks bad to them. Eventually over time a certain look will become widely accepted as “good.” I think TPG graders might be influenced by those type of discussions. They still won’t know what the submitter’s or last owner’s intentions were with any coin, but they can say “hey, based on the way the wind is blowing in the current market I think this toning is good.” But ultimately that’s just the opinion of a small group of people.</p><p>I’ve seen countless toned coins that were straight graded by the top two that I wouldn’t touch with a 10’ pole. I’ve also seen coins that got QC’d that make me scratch my head.</p><p>The NT vs MA vs AT vs QC debate is a great one. Obviously. This thread has amassed a double digit page count very quickly. But anyone who thinks there will someday be a black and white answer to determining the validity of a coins toning is just delusional.</p><p>After several thousand years humans still can’t agree on how many gods there are or if there even is one!</p><p>Hot topics like these maybe aren’t meant to be settled...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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