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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1600431, member: 15309&quot;]I wrote a thread about this subject shortly after joining this forum.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t39837/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t39837/">http://www.cointalk.com/t39837/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I also started a thread to try and show some anecdotal examples.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t135678/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t135678/">http://www.cointalk.com/t135678/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>In my years of buying and selling toned coins, I have found the process of pricing rainbow toned coins to be multi-faceted.&nbsp; First, you must be able to properly evaluate the quality of the toning on the coin.&nbsp; A small crescent of rainbow toning may drive a small premium (1-2X guide) whereas an obverse toner (100%) with monster colors can drive a huge premium of (10X+ guide).&nbsp; Once you have evaluated the toning, it is extremely important to constantly follow auction results of toned coins in order to understand how big of a premium each type of toning will bring in the market.&nbsp; Keep in mind that when you talk about toning premiums, your goal is to define a price range, not a specific price.&nbsp; If you can begin to predict the range that a toned coin will achieve in an auction setting on a consistent basis, then you are ready to enter the toned coin market.&nbsp; It is also important to understand that the first step in this process, the evaluation process, is highly subjective and will change from person to person.&nbsp; Your goal is not to judge the coin based on your evaluation of the toning, rather, you are trying to predict how the numismatic community will view the toning.&nbsp; It is very possible to overestimate the quality of toning if you use your own perception.&nbsp; What might be a 10X premium toner to you may only be a 5-7X toner to everyone else.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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