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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 415781, member: 15309&quot;]These blue and pink toned common coins are all AT.&nbsp; You will find cheap common raw coins with drastic toning like this all over E-Bay.&nbsp; Don&#039;t buy them, they are all AT.&nbsp; If you find a seller hawking these coins, look at his feedback and other inventory.&nbsp; If all of the coins look similar, all of his inventory is low grade common raw material with outrageous toning, or his feedback is spotty, run away as fast as you can.&nbsp; As for the coin pictured above, it is a clad state quarter.&nbsp; Finding a toned clad coin is like finding a needle in a haystack.&nbsp; This is the best I could do with regards to state quarters:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Washington%20Quarters/StatehoodQuarter1999-PNGCMS68Delawa.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am an avid collector of rainbow toned coins.&nbsp; Here is my advice.&nbsp; If you are interested in collecting/purchasing toned coins, buy only NGC and PCGS graded coins.&nbsp; This will help ensure that the toning is original.&nbsp; Having said that, there are AT coins that are slabbed by NGC and PCGS.&nbsp; Don&#039;t worry about that in the beginning.&nbsp; Until you have enough experience with toned coins to judge the originality of the toning for yourself, let the experts do the work for you.&nbsp; After all, if the coin is graded by NGC or PCGS, you will be able to sell it whether it is AT or NT.&nbsp; Furthermore, there are some AT coins that are so good, that it is impossible for anyone to tell if the toning is original.&nbsp; These coins often get slabbed under the premise that the toning is market acceptable.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are interested in purchasing a slabbed toned coin and are concerned about it&#039;s originality, then post the photo here and ask for an opinion.&nbsp; This might help steer you down the right path. </p><p><br /></p><p>With regards to how to AT coins, that subject is taboo.&nbsp; Interest in this subject will get you branded as a coin doctor and the other doctors will not share trade secrets.&nbsp; Save yourself the grief and buy them already toned and already graded.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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