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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2511695, member: 24314&quot;]I&#039;ll just add that many of the TPGS terms came about due to the advice of attorneys.&nbsp; I call them &quot;weasel terms.&quot;&nbsp; For example, Questionable Authenticity (QA) is just BS.&nbsp; Call the coin altered or counterfeit, be done with it and be prepared to defend your opinion.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If you look at enough slabs, the meanings of the words with regard to the way TPGS use them becomes apparent.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As to the rainbow nickels.&nbsp; I&#039;ll bet that sometime in the future they will be discovered to be &quot;enhanced.&quot;&nbsp; That is another &quot;weasel&quot; term - from my keyboard.&nbsp; The reason I believe this is decades ago, a large number of Commemorative half dollars hit the market with a &quot;micro-chunky&quot; and splotchy brown-blue rose-green tone.&nbsp; The coins were very attractive, were certified, and commanded a premium. After a while, they were found to be doctored!&nbsp; So we&#039;ll just need to wait a while and see the fate of these nickels.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, on occasion when the major TPGS&#039;s make a big error it is made acceptable.&nbsp; Now for example, the Micro &quot;O&quot; counterfeits are being slabbed right along with genuine coins. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Today, no matter how it happened, these nickels are also MA.&nbsp; I don&#039;t see that ever changing even if they are proven to be &quot;altered.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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