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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;steve1942, post: 1431960, member: 21699&quot;]<b>&quot;Altered coins will never be slabbed&quot;.&nbsp; </b>That is a curious statement.&nbsp; I know its the belief of the grading companies.&nbsp; Yet, I love toned coins, look for them when deciding what to buy.&nbsp; My favorites are ones that were stored for years in cardboard as they can pick up particular blues, greens and tones of reds that I prefer.&nbsp; The grading companies not only grade these coins, they may even remark on the beautiful tone.&nbsp; These coins are &quot;naturally toned&quot;.&nbsp; But if I wanted to hurry the process, storing the coins in a material that brings out the same colors, its artificial.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;m not bringing this up to condone the artificial handling of coins.&nbsp; I agree, toning is best when natural.&nbsp; It just shows the power we give the grading&nbsp; companies to make the rules.&nbsp; What is natural toning?&nbsp; Where is coin wear more important, less so?&nbsp; Does a satin luster rate higher that flat?&nbsp; It goes on and on, and yes, most makes sense.&nbsp; But, not always.&nbsp; I was looking on Ebay at an MS66 San Diego.&nbsp; It looks like a truck ran over the obverse.&nbsp; When compared to my MS64, it can&#039;t hold a candle.&nbsp; Yet, someone will pay over $200 for it because PCGS can see something in it that I can&#039;t.&nbsp; It&#039;s really quite ugly but worth every cent.&nbsp; PCGS says so.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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