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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 877611, member: 15309&quot;]Rigo,</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with Doug on this issue.&nbsp; You can&#039;t always tell and because you can&#039;t tell, it does not make a difference to me.&nbsp; However, I am not naive enough to think that the rest of the numismatic community agrees with me on this issue.&nbsp; Therefore, I accept and follow the rule of market acceptability.&nbsp; Basically, if the TPG&#039;s deemed the coin market acceptable and graded the coin, that is good enough for me.&nbsp; Remember that market acceptability is not a guarantee of NT or AT.&nbsp; I think of it as an insurance policy for toned coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The danger is that the TPG&#039;s must retain the confidence of the consumer base that they are doing a good job weeding out the really questionable toned coins.&nbsp; Without it, the entire toned coin market could collapse just like many predict.&nbsp; Those that predict the impending doom of market usually call it a fad.&nbsp; They are wrong in that regard.&nbsp; Paying premiums for toned coins with exceptional eye appeal has always happened.&nbsp; But the advent of the internet and improved digital photography technology caused the market, including the prices, to explode within the last decade.&nbsp; The toned coin market has a very loyal base and is growing every day.&nbsp;&nbsp; The real threat to toned coins is the realization/belief by the entire toned coin base that what they have been collecting and paying premiums for is fake.&nbsp; If that happens, we can kiss premium prices goodbye for toned coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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