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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 580229, member: 15309&quot;]I concur with just about everyone&#039;s opinion on this coin.&nbsp; For starters, the photos are way overexposed and horribly enhanced.&nbsp; Those colors are no where near that intense in real life.&nbsp; Due to the photo enhancement, it is impossible to give an accurate assessment of the originality of the toning.&nbsp; I will say that the obverse toning looks perfectly natural.&nbsp; The reverse toning is an unusual pattern but not one I haven&#039;t seen on Morgan Dollars before.&nbsp; The color progression is correct (yellow-magenta-cyan).&nbsp; And the colors don&#039;t creep up much over the letters which is a good indicator of NT on a Morgan Dollar.&nbsp; Look at the word UNITED as an example.&nbsp; The right wing of the eagle appears to have blue feathers with magenta found in the recesses between the feathers.&nbsp; This is a tell tale sign of natural toning caused by air transfer and almost impossible to duplicate with any AT method.&nbsp; The problem is that he has a bunch of other 1887 raw Morgans with similar toning patterns.&nbsp; This is very disturbing.&nbsp; I would list this coin as questionably toned since I can&#039;t see the actual appearance of the coin.&nbsp; However, I will state that if the coin is AT, it is very well done.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now that I have given my opinion of the toning, I will proclaim that it is a moot point.&nbsp; Even if the toning is original, it is not attractive enough to even double the price IMO.&nbsp; And that premium would only apply to the coin if it was certified by either NGC or PCGS.&nbsp; A raw MS63/64 1887 Morgan Dollar with questionable toning is no where near worth $135.</p><p><br /></p><p>When purchasing toned coins, please stick with certified coins only.&nbsp; There is just way too much risk in buying a raw rainbow toned coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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