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Message:: [QUOTE="gbroke, post: 1767205, member: 22585"]So it was improper storage?Let's not confuse "natural toning" with market acceptable.  WL, you know I like most of what you post, but you seem to have found a way to get around the "questionable color" roadblock by using the Secure Plus service.  As you stated in previous posts, you have had coins come back as questionable color and then sent them back through Secure Plus where they were then graded. This baffles me since, according to PCGS, the sniffer is used to detect: "Commonly used organic materials applied to coins include plastic resins such as Bondo, putty, caulk, wax, lacquer, varnish, acrylics, paint, ink, acetone, glue, and citric acid." Those above mentioned 'doctoring' techniques aren't related to color at all. They are used for hiding imperfections on the surface of the coin, especially dings and scratches. Therefore inflating the coins value. In the eye of PCGS, toning doesn't increase value, the grade does.  You said it yourself: "had toned from the sulfur in the newspapers". This toning can be easily reproduced in minutes by ways and means the sniffer will not flag. Also, the sniffer doesn't sniff for "intent".   It seems to me that PCGS is less likely to give a coin a "questionable color" body bag if the submitter pays for their premium service. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />  [/QUOTE]