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<p>[QUOTE="ddddd, post: 3281027, member: 22377"]Fair enough. I’ve just seen this one posted enough times that I remember it now. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And it’s fine if toning isn’t your thing. We all like different things. However it’s still important to realize values. If you owned that coin, even not liking toning, you’d still want to sell it for a fair price (and not sell yourself short). One can price something fairly without ever wanting to pay that much.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for toning being a fad or a way for dealers to sell off unwanted coins, maybe that was the case 30+ years ago (as it was common for toners to be dipped), but the popularity of them has been solidified over the past few decades. Take a look at many Morgans (just an easy example to track), especially common dates, and you’ll notice that now the untoned ones are hard to sell while toners are going for multiples of guide. Plenty of collectors like the colors as it adds a unique element to the coin (it’s like a unique work of art).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ddddd, post: 3281027, member: 22377"]Fair enough. I’ve just seen this one posted enough times that I remember it now. :D And it’s fine if toning isn’t your thing. We all like different things. However it’s still important to realize values. If you owned that coin, even not liking toning, you’d still want to sell it for a fair price (and not sell yourself short). One can price something fairly without ever wanting to pay that much. As for toning being a fad or a way for dealers to sell off unwanted coins, maybe that was the case 30+ years ago (as it was common for toners to be dipped), but the popularity of them has been solidified over the past few decades. Take a look at many Morgans (just an easy example to track), especially common dates, and you’ll notice that now the untoned ones are hard to sell while toners are going for multiples of guide. Plenty of collectors like the colors as it adds a unique element to the coin (it’s like a unique work of art).[/QUOTE]
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