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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 26423558, member: 112"]When NGC puts an Altered Color designation on the slab they're telling you the coin has been artificially toned, or as we sometimes forget, untoned. And with that one I'd have to say I agree.</p><p><br /></p><p>edit - I had intended to explain that a bit further but got distracted while posting it and forgot. In this I believe that was happened was the coin was dipped in an effort to restore original color. (and yes that can absolutely be done successfully) But, it didn't work out right in this case so they had to chemically tone the coin (as in darken it) in order to try and salvage what they were doing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 26423558, member: 112"]When NGC puts an Altered Color designation on the slab they're telling you the coin has been artificially toned, or as we sometimes forget, untoned. And with that one I'd have to say I agree. edit - I had intended to explain that a bit further but got distracted while posting it and forgot. In this I believe that was happened was the coin was dipped in an effort to restore original color. (and yes that can absolutely be done successfully) But, it didn't work out right in this case so they had to chemically tone the coin (as in darken it) in order to try and salvage what they were doing.[/QUOTE]
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