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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cplradar, post: 7870196, member: 108985&quot;]Unfortunately, Artificial Tone is far more common than it should be.&nbsp; The premium bonus that one can get from a non-disclosed artificially tones coin is just too big of a reward for many fraudsters to pass up, and the problem, along with counterfeits, have penetrated the entire numismatic ecosystem .</p><p><br /></p><p>There are plenty of quick and easy guilds to show one how they can attempt this, especially on youtube</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]GajkqaSr01c[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]Nx4voXG0fjk[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]XsCZDWFWSLY[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>There are dozens more.&nbsp; This presents a real challenge for TPGs and Tone coin collectors.&nbsp; Understanding how natural toning happens and being able to identify the pedigree and&nbsp; history of a tones coin is the starting point to not getting burned with a fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>When one sees a particular coin type repeatedly showing up with wild toning, that is a highly suspect situation.&nbsp; It is not a coincidence for wild multi-colored toning to radiate from a series of coins.&nbsp; There are few, if not none, natural processes that will cause a single type to do that.&nbsp; These are not events associated with album toning and the like.&nbsp; They would be one off events, and seeing them repeatedly is an extraordinary event that requires and equally extraordinary and verifiable explanation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Protections in the market to protect consumers from this kind of fraud is close to non-existent.&nbsp; Yet these coins which are mostly damaged, even TPGs don&#039;t uniformly identify them and catch them, either our of lack of desire, or simply limited resources.&nbsp; Truly, buyers are left to fend for themselves, swimming in an ocean of sharks.&nbsp;&nbsp; Know the pedigree of such a coin.&nbsp; Understand how it was toned and judge and whether you can trust the seller.&nbsp; These aren&#039;t straight forward assessments and they take time and thought.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t know, it is probably better to pass on such a coin and move on to the next treasure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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