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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 600654, member: 15199&quot;]It is just guessing until you have it in hand and can get good photos. A call either way would probably at the best only be 75% or so, as there are AT jobs so good, you can&#039;t tell them from NT , and NT under odd environments that look easily like AT. That is why the TPG use the term &quot; Questionable color&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The questions I see are (1) the small untoned spots on the obverse ( like over the date) and on the reverse ( near stem of wheat stalks). These can occur when a toning solution beads around a speck of dust or debris, and very small air bubbles keep it from spreading evenly over the surface.&nbsp; (2) the tone appears too flat in this photo. Since the yellow and even the red and blue are thin film enough to allow the underlying luster to show through the tone if the cent hasn&#039;t been dipped and then AT to cover the effects.</p><p><br /></p><p>Awaiting better photos I suspect the cent was dipped to remove corrosion or spots and then retoned to cover the loss of luster. </p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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