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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2426897, member: 24314&quot;]Here we go again...<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[USER=1892]@SuperDave[/USER]&nbsp; You of all persons, with your background and numismatic experience SHOULD KNOW that in spite of all the research, studies, experiments, and chemical evidence:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: #b30000">ANYTHING is possible when speaking about toning and the colors we find on our coins.</span><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp; You can take your &quot;progression BS&quot; and go preach to the dummies.&nbsp; While progressive toning may be closer to the norm, IN THE REAL WORLD of coins it is uncommon.&nbsp; That&#039;s because there are too many variables.&nbsp; Anything that gets on the surface of a coin can affect the oxidation pattern in ways even you have not imagined with all your experience.&nbsp; The countless times toning is removed and develops over centuries clouds the picture even more.</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: #000000">Each of us decides for ourselves (often with the help of TPGS professionals) what is tolerated and &quot;natural&quot; color no matter if it is or not.&nbsp; </span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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