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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1905924, member: 15309&quot;]The color is part of the surface.&nbsp; You can&#039;t ignore something because it is complex.&nbsp; The current system may seem flawed.&nbsp; It may actually be flawed.&nbsp; But unless they propose a better system, I usually tend to ignore the criticism most people give the current system of market acceptability.</p><p><br /></p><p>You are right, the WQ in this thread could be original.&nbsp; But this is not the US justice system.&nbsp; Coins are not &quot;innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt&quot;&nbsp; In fact, it is the other way around.&nbsp; When there is any significant doubt, the TPG&#039;s tend to err on the side of caution and deem the toning questionable.&nbsp; The simple fact is that the blue &amp; violet color scheme on silver coins is not indicative of a proper storage method and even worse, it is an easily repeatable color scheme through various AT methods.&nbsp; Both are very good reasons why this unusual color scheme is almost always deemed questionable.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for you having seen &quot;acceptable&quot; toning applied to coins, then I submit that as a representative our great hobby, you bear the responsibility to publicly expose any coin doctor who is successfully artificially toning coins for profit.&nbsp; IMO, your failure to do so makes you complicit.&nbsp; Why would a coin doctor risk his revenue stream to show you his coin doctoring skills, either by result or method?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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