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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;eddiespin, post: 4251749, member: 4920&quot;]Doug, why should intent be relevant to toning in the first place, there’s my whole thing. Is intent relevant to cleaning? I didn’t intend to clean it, I just intended to wipe the dirt off it? Is it relative to fingerprints? I didn’t intend to leave fingerprints, I just intended to handle it? Is it relevant to damage? I didn’t intend to drop it on the sidewalk, it just slipped out of my hand? Is that how we’re now determining the grade-worthiness of coins, by examining our state of mind? What kind of grading is that? It’s not technical grading. Technical grading is tied to the condition of the coin. It’s not market grading. Market grading is tied to eye appeal of the coin. I know, it’s forensic grading, tied to what was going on in our minds. Yes, there’s our new, modern standard, articulated. Get out the polygraph test and examine every mind in the chain of custody of the coin so we won’t be defrauded! I’ll bet PCGS would be willing to help us out there for a reasonable charge. They already have that coin-sniffer test to evaluate toning for their Secure slabs so we won’t be defrauded on the toning. Call these passing their polygraph test the Really Secure slabs. I want my coin in one of those! Are you beginning to get the idea? It’s about the coin. Keep your eye on the coin, forget about the rest. That’s where I am. That’s how I grade coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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