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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2892274, member: 24314&quot;]LOL, reminds me of the &quot;Naturally Toned&quot; or &quot;Artificially Toned&quot; discussions, video and seminar presentations, etc. that have been especially numerous since the late 1980&#039;s! </p><p><br /></p><p>This is only as complicated as we choose to make it.&nbsp; First, I&#039;ll clue you in to a very dark secret and then I&#039;ll offer my personal solution.</p><p><br /></p><p>Depending on what we collect, the number of &quot;non-original&quot; coins on the market can be as high as 95%! When a coin is altered in any way it can improve it or ruin it.&nbsp; When the coin is improved, it is a good thing and no one will know.&nbsp; When a coin is altered in a &quot;bad&quot; way that can be detected, it is ruined for &quot;picky&quot; collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the secret.&nbsp; More coins than you can imagine are altered and the alteration is undetectable or so good that it does not matter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now my personal opinion.&nbsp; <b><i><span style="color: #ff0000">I don&#039;t care</span></i></b> (I&#039;ll stick to ancients) if the OP&#039;s coin has been altered in any way because it <span style="color: #b300b3">LOOKS OK to me and others posting</span>!&nbsp; I found my collecting interests are much less stressful with that approach.&nbsp; Get a little education (as the OP is doing) and then try my approach. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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