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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 3298510, member: 15309&quot;]The idea in this thread is to post a coin that is graded that you think is AT/QC.&nbsp; So while everyone else but us sees this coin as an MA piece, we do not.&nbsp; I look at this coin and ask, what caused this toning pattern?&nbsp; At first glance, one would think it is a target toned album coin.&nbsp; But upon closer inspection, we find that the very center of the devices are further in the toning progression than the fields that surround them, which is very strange.&nbsp; Perhaps the coin spent both time in an album and an envelope, but alas, the reverse displays a toning pattern much more consistent with album toning and is not toned much at it&#039;s center.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The spotting actually helps the originality of the piece, and the elevation chromatics would also indicate an original skin.&nbsp; My real problem with this coin is that about a decade ago, a group of coins (mostly Morgans) hit the market with this exact same magenta/yellow color scheme and they were found to be artificially toned.&nbsp; I can&#039;t recall the exact story and the thread is lost forever as it was on the TCCS (Toned Coin Collector&#039;s Society) forum.&nbsp; Nevertheless, whenever I see this out of place color scheme, I immediately think of that group of coins.&nbsp; My feeling is that the toning on the reverse is kosher, and maybe even the peripheral toning on the obverse is good, but I just have an uneasy feeling that someone took steps to enhance the obverse toning on this coin.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know how, and I can&#039;t prove it, but the coin doesn&#039;t meet my personal standards for an NT/MA coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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