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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 2029412, member: 15309&quot;]Have you seen this coin in hand?&nbsp; If not, how can you be sure it was given a grade bump for color.&nbsp; Don&#039;t get me wrong, I like the toning and find it attractive, but in the realm of proof Barber Half Dollars, this toning is like vanilla ice cream.&nbsp; I have never owned one mind you, just drooled over them in Heritage catalogs for the last decade.</p><p><br /></p><p>I get your point which is that despite the grade bump given by the TPG and the resultant increase in value, the seller is always going to ask for a premium for rainbow toning above and beyond the assigned grade.&nbsp; I find myself tormented by this subject.&nbsp; I have seen coins that I wish the TPG did not bump the grade.&nbsp; On the other hand, I have seen coins so beautiful that it would be a travesty if they were graded lower.&nbsp; In the end, for many rainbow toned coins, they will sell for many multiples of price guide regardless of the assigned grade so the price guide number really becomes irrelevant.&nbsp; When I was actively buying rainbow toned Morgan Dollars, I really didn&#039;t care about the assigned grade at all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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