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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 699452, member: 15309&quot;]Kent,</p><p><br /></p><p>You shouldn&#039;t need more than your observation that an identical (obnoxious) toning pattern across dates and denominations is a tell tale sign of AT.&nbsp; The fact that you pointed that out and asked on this forum shows your suspicions of AT.&nbsp; Anytime you see this color scheme on a raw common AU/BU silver coin you should run away.&nbsp; That combination of cobalt blue, pink-violet, and orange yellow is not found naturally on any series of coin.&nbsp; Toning should have a progression of colors from yellow-magenta-cyan.&nbsp; In addition, the progression from one color to the next should appear gradual.&nbsp; Often times it is difficult to tell where one color stops and the next begins.&nbsp; Rainbow toning can often be bright and vibrant, but not to the point where it looks like paint as it does with your example.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an example of an AT Franklin Half Dollar that I purchased years ago.&nbsp; Notice this common AU coin has the same color scheme as the coin in your link.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Franklin%20Half%20Dollars/FranklinHalfDollar1963AT.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This AT on this coin is a little better than the one in your link because there are no really abrubt color changes.&nbsp; However the color scheme and progressions are way off.&nbsp; Here is what an NT Franklin Half Dollar should look like.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Franklin%20Half%20Dollars/FranklinHalfDollar1958-DNGCMS67S-8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Notice the gradual color progressions, correct color transitions, and vibrancy of color that is reasonable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hoped this helped,</p><p><br /></p><p>Paul[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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