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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgandude11, post: 1753043, member: 37839&quot;]No more &quot;peeing contests&quot; regarding toning. I happen to agree with my fellow experienced collectors, Greg and Paul. The purpose of this thread was to appreciate legitimately toned NT coins, and not make it a controversy over whether coins are &quot;home-brew toning,&quot; or of dubious market acceptability. I do think we all, as collectors, have an ethical responsibility to stay away from and not flaunt coins that we absolutely KNOW are AT--to do otherwise is to demean the hobby. Once again, Doug does make a valid point that there is no way of objectively testing to prove a coin is NT, but there are tests to detect obvious AT. If folks do wish to indulge their time and money in garish, AT coins, so be it, but IMHO it does demean the hobby, and a very selective market share of folks who love legitimately toned coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I want to add a postscript to show that not every toning enthusiast is just flipping wads of cash over the &quot;tarnished&quot; coins, as they&#039;ve been called. Normally, I DO NOT talk about what I paid for coins, as that is my own private business, and not anybody else&#039;s. However, just to repudiate the accusation that everybody who buys into the toned coin market throws wads of cash needlessly for coins, I shall discuss the financial aspects this time.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The two Franklins that I posted a couple of days ago with the &quot;green bean&quot; stickers were both Gem Franklins--MS 65 and MS 66. They were in PCGS and NGC holders, and both displayed what I would call attractive market acceptable toning of the pastel variety, common in Franklins, as many of them were from albums, and toned accordingly over the years. The price I paid for BOTH together, shipped to my door was $120, which is barely over what every price guide in the world would list them for in non-toned condition--in fact, one was way &quot;under&quot; PCGS price guide, and in line with gray sheet prices.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So, it isn&#039;t necessary to spend $1200 for a pretty toned coin that may have a normal market value of $60--although, if one chooses to spend $1200 for something that they think a work of art, it is of their volition, and complete right to do so.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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