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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 2354566, member: 19165&quot;]The pictures of the coin in the OP aren&#039;t great, which is muddying things. But, I think it is natural for these reasons: </p><p><br /></p><p>1. That shade of blue is nearly impossible to replicate accurately. When you see blue on an AT coin, it is a very different shade. </p><p><br /></p><p>2. While blue is the obvious dominant color, it is not nearly monochromatic. There are shades of blue, maroon, and reddish colors. Especially the progression from blue to red at the bottom of the obverse looks quite natural. </p><p><br /></p><p>3. Elevation chromatics are on full display here. Look at the areas around the stars - the stars have a different color. Also look in the valleys (low points) of the tresses of her hair. The coloration in her hair is exactly what I would expect. </p><p><br /></p><p>4. Just because one side is fully toned and one side isn&#039;t doesn&#039;t really raise a red flag for me. If the coin was up against the walls of a bag, and protected on the other side by other coins it could result in toning like this. I don&#039;t think this is album toning because that would tend to produce color on the reverse, like HCMVs coin in post #33. </p><p><br /></p><p>5. While the reverse is essentially untoned, there is a subtle patina present, especially at the outer rims. This lends credence to its originality. </p><p><br /></p><p>6. The lack of pull-away toning cannot be used to condemn a coin. The presence of pull-away toning can be used to justify a coin. I don&#039;t see it on this coin, but that isn&#039;t necessarily the end of the world. </p><p><br /></p><p>7. The coin is slabbed by NGC, which lends credence to its originality (although, it certainly isn&#039;t proof of anything - it just helps its case). If the coin were as blatantly AT as you say, it probably wouldn&#039;t make it into the slab. </p><p><br /></p><p>8. Someone had mentioned the possibility of the paper tag toning the coin in the holder: this did not happen to this coin. First, these holders are divided to prevent that. Second, I would expect the toning to occur in a top-down fashion (that is, the toning would be thickest closest to the insert). </p><p><br /></p><p>All that to say - if I were in the market for a Morgan, I would have no problems buying the coin in the OP.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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