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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1018153, member: 26302&quot;]I agree, have seen many old folders with this exact toning. You put natural silver in those old holders and the obverses get toned like this. That is the problem though, isn&#039;t it? Put some silver coins in sulfur infused holders, (like almost all older type books), especially in a humid environment, wait 5-10 years, and they are toned this way. To me, this just makes paying high premiums JUST for the toning too risky, at least for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>To all of you who love toning, great. Doug and I just are simply pointing out this inherent danger. Everyone likes to think their market is now different, that &quot;the game has changed&quot;, and it will never go back to the way it was. That may or may not be true, I have just lived in too many reversals, and read about many others, to trust that &quot;this time it is different&quot;, that this time the high multiples will ALWAYS continue. That is just what Doug and I point out. If you like a coin, great, I am happy for you. I am simply worried if you are spending &quot;investment&quot; money on high multiples for these, just like I worry the same if you bought MS70&#039;s, colorized coins on HSN, or many other avenues of numismatics I am not sure are on solid ground financially. If you buy for your enjoyment, and not worried about a return, I could see many people paying high prices for toned coins, as they are pretty.</p><p><br /></p><p>If, as some say, I am part of the &quot;problem&quot; not listening to explanations of WHY toned coins will forever more be worth such premiums, then I am sorry. I simply disagree, and I do not think 5 to 10 years of history is proof that it will continue to be so. Many aspects of this hobby lasted longer than that, but didn&#039;t continue forever. I respect all of you toned enthusiasts here, Shane, Dimefreak, CPM, and especially Lehigh as I have enjoyed learning why you value the market how you do and reading your posts. Doug is direct, I usually try to be less so, but I think we are just the &quot;old guard&quot; warning of changing grades and premiums that CAN change in a heartbeat. In this forum its not just the contributors, also the readers who may be less experienced, and I think such warnings and things to think about are appropriate.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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