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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JrCoin, post: 1093122, member: 18390&quot;]All coin collectors must store their coins somehow.&nbsp; Since the appearance of their coins in the future is directly linked to how they are stored now, this would make all collector coins artificially toned and all collectors tone doctors.&nbsp; The only difference would be the level of knowledge employed and the results.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The question becomes &quot;Why does it matter how the coin ended up looking like this?&quot;&nbsp; The reason it matters is because it directly affects how the coin will look in the future.&nbsp; It matters if a coin has been dipped because that coin will not be able to tone the way a coin that has never been dipped can.&nbsp; It matters because a dipped coin can come back from a TPG in a body bag.&nbsp; It matters because a modified coin is a lie.&nbsp; It could be a false mint mark, a tone job to hide micro abrasion from &quot;wizzing&quot;&nbsp; a coin, or it could be just a little nose grease rubbed on the surface.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Think of every time you&#039;ve bought a coin you felt was misrepresented.&nbsp; How did that make you feel?&nbsp; How did you feel towards your fellow hobbyists?&nbsp; We it owe it to ourselves, our fellow numismatists, and our field of study to be honest with each other.&nbsp; If we want coin collecting to prosper and grow as a hobby we have to treat each other with honesty and integrity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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