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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tonedcoins, post: 876970, member: 25155&quot;]Wow! So for those who can&#039;t understand toning or why people collect them, would you buy mechanically made diamond or a real one that has been in the ground for thousands and even hundreds of thousands of years buried in the ground? Or is a gold replica coin instead of a gold minted coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>You just can&#039;t compare an AT to an NT coin and only years of absorbing knowledge from more experienced collectors and years of studying them in hand will you only be able to identify such beautiful and unique coins. Sure there are some colorful AT coins out there (which I don&#039;t find appealing at all) but why buy something unnatural and worth nothing but it&#039;s metal value?</p><p><br /></p><p>Sure you can buy AT coins if that&#039;s what you like and have little to no knowledge but in the long run, you&#039;re only throwing money way IMO. I rather save money and buy something as unique as a toned mercury dime than have a chemically altered coin with no future value. </p><p><br /></p><p>Believe me, there are many AT coin sellers out there and lots of people still buying them, mostly unsuspecting collectors but I&#039;ve also seen their sales go down because people are starting to open there eyes regarding this issue. Any ways, I don&#039;t go further anymore explaining much about how toning accurs, lays on the flow lines of the coin, how it reflects of the coin differently from&nbsp; that of an AT one etc....</p><p><br /></p><p>Enjoy what you collect but you should always collect something original and whatever grade you want. I&#039;m not saying that they are cheap but the cheap ones are not nice either <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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