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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 602570, member: 15309&quot;]I don&#039;t agree that collectors that don&#039;t currently collect rainbow toned coins won&#039;t ever start.&nbsp; I equate appreciating toning to that of appreciating fine wine.&nbsp; Most beginner wine drinkers start with white zinfandel or chardonnay.&nbsp; The flavors are clean, crisp, and simple.&nbsp; The beginner&#039;s palette is just not able to handle and enjoy some of the more complex red wines.&nbsp; As the person experiments with different types of wine, they usually graduate to the complex reds.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Toning on coins is no different IMO.&nbsp; Newer collectors almost always prefer blast white coins that look like they were minted yesterday.&nbsp; As they become more experienced and are introduced to different types of toning, they gain an appreciation for the beauty of toning.&nbsp; That is not to say that a 40 year collector can&#039;t still prefer blast white coins, they can.&nbsp; I am just saying that the appreciation of toning and the willingness to pay premiums for toning usually comes with years of experience in numismatics.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, I bet nobody here knows that my first serious collection was a short set of Mercury Dimes (1934-1945).&nbsp; Every coin was graded by PCGS, MS66+, FB, and BLAST WHITE.&nbsp; That&#039;s right, I used to collect blast white coins in my early 20&#039;s.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t start collecting rainbow toned coins until I saw this Morgan Dollar in a Heritage signature sale in 2002.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Morgan%20Dollars/MorganDollar1886NGCMS65H2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is the first toned coin that I ever purchased and I still have it today.&nbsp; I paid $700 for the coin and had no idea what I was doing.&nbsp; After that day, I went on a rainbow toned buying rampage.&nbsp; I learned about the rainbow toned market the hard way, buying everything in sight.&nbsp; It was not until I discovered the NGC registry in 2006 that I started to focus my collection and become a more discriminating buyer.&nbsp; I credit many of the collectors here on Cointalk for focusing my collecting habits even more by convincing me that strike is actually an important aspect of grading.&nbsp; However, I still consider it the least important factor.&nbsp; So have faith, the rainbow coins will continue to draw new collectors with their undeniable eye appeal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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