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<p>[QUOTE="poorguy, post: 1111758, member: 29269"]Very good insight. You are correct on many of your points. I have put disclaimers in the article stating:</p><p> </p><p>"Additionally, please let this article serve you as a guide on what to watch out for when buying toned Morgans. Nobody can make a guarantee that you won't eventually buy an AT coin just because you read this article but arming yourself with the knowledge to weed out and avoid blatantly obvious artificially toned Morgans will significantly reduce that possibility. Once you have seen enough naturally toned Morgan dollars, your "spidey-sense" will develop and whenever you come across an artificially toned coin, that "something just isn't right" feeling will kick-in."</p><p> </p><p>Just as no coin you buy can be guaranteed to be properly graded just because you read a guide on coin grading, as is this guide for toned morgans. If you read and absorb all the knowledge put into the article, the chances of you buying an AT coin will be greatly diminished. </p><p> </p><p>The problem I see with there being NO article like mine is that too many people get burned buying crappy or AT coins because there is no place to study up on what to buy and what to look out for. Nothing in life is a guarantee. Not even PCGS or NGC graded coins!</p><p> </p><p>It is about time that there be a cumulative article safeguarding Toned Morgan collectors from AT coins by showing AT examples, what characteristics to look for in NT coins, and what characteristics to look for when weeding out AT examples.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="poorguy, post: 1111758, member: 29269"]Very good insight. You are correct on many of your points. I have put disclaimers in the article stating: "Additionally, please let this article serve you as a guide on what to watch out for when buying toned Morgans. Nobody can make a guarantee that you won't eventually buy an AT coin just because you read this article but arming yourself with the knowledge to weed out and avoid blatantly obvious artificially toned Morgans will significantly reduce that possibility. Once you have seen enough naturally toned Morgan dollars, your "spidey-sense" will develop and whenever you come across an artificially toned coin, that "something just isn't right" feeling will kick-in." Just as no coin you buy can be guaranteed to be properly graded just because you read a guide on coin grading, as is this guide for toned morgans. If you read and absorb all the knowledge put into the article, the chances of you buying an AT coin will be greatly diminished. The problem I see with there being NO article like mine is that too many people get burned buying crappy or AT coins because there is no place to study up on what to buy and what to look out for. Nothing in life is a guarantee. Not even PCGS or NGC graded coins! It is about time that there be a cumulative article safeguarding Toned Morgan collectors from AT coins by showing AT examples, what characteristics to look for in NT coins, and what characteristics to look for when weeding out AT examples.[/QUOTE]
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