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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gbroke, post: 1863478, member: 22585&quot;]I didn&#039;t realize it was silver bullion. This wild toning seems to be accepted more on the silver rounds. So I&#039;m not surprised it got a grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as learning the difference between AT and NT, it&#039;s not that black and white. There is a third category you need to consider when evaluating the toning. That being, incidental toning. Meaning, although the toning was not purposely or rapidly created intentionally, it is a bi-product of other factors like improper storage. So, when a TPG says a coin has &quot;questionable color&quot;, they are simply stating it is not &quot;market acceptable&quot;. This could mean it was improperly stored, not that it is flat out artificial. Also consider, the acceptability of toning patterns and colors will vary between coin types.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a couple examples of what I would consider incidental toning.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://memberitemcdn6.coinnection.com/1000_70ca07003e49ded4e92aa8e77203354ce851914ef69f030.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://memberitemcdn8.coinnection.com/1000_4cd43f1db23293133848177ecfc27347d85095ef0448ef9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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