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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 3258412, member: 13650&quot;]Fascinating discussion again gentleman.&nbsp; I was only able to get through page 5 before I had to skip to page 22.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I was surprised nobody asked Doug to show us the before coin, AT tone it to &quot;market acceptable&quot; appearance in 24 hrs, THEN ship it to NGC or PCGS and see if it gets a clean grade?&nbsp;&nbsp; That&#039;s the true test.&nbsp; Not a photo of a loose coin with ensuing cointalk opinions...&nbsp; Send a handful in.&nbsp; Somebody will be proven wrong.... </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; I am not strictly a toned coin collector but have several.&nbsp; I do enjoy them more than your average blast white example as it adds character and individuality to what would otherwise look all the same (if blast white).&nbsp; I don&#039;t always seek toners but I keep an eye out for them.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; There&#039;s enough, quality toned material out there to where I think it&#039;s foolish to consciously avoid all of it.&nbsp; A relatively large percentage of Morgans are toned.&nbsp; They&#039;ve been toned going back to when people didn&#039;t want toning.&nbsp; Toning is fairly rare in most other series&#039; and if there is a toned example it tends to not be very dramatic.&nbsp; &nbsp; With few exceptions.&nbsp;&nbsp; Knowing this info alone should be enough to guide most toning purchase decisions.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; Are the TPGs tough enough?&nbsp; I guess we wouldn&#039;t know until somebody works their magic here and sends in a batch that comes back in all clean grades.&nbsp; If they accept it, it becomes market acceptable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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